In a wonderous world of riddles and hidden treasure, bumbling Jack Hare is on a race against time to deliver a message of love from the Moon to the Sun.
Far, far away in a world just like ours, a mother cheers her son Joe with the tale of Jack Hare’s adventure. But when Jack’s mission goes topsy-turvy, Joe and his mum must come to the rescue, and the line between myth and reality becomes blurred forever.
Masquerade is a new Australian play by award-winning playwright Kate Mulvany based on the iconic children’s book by Kit Williams, which sold over two million copies worldwide in the late 1970s and sparked a national British treasure hunt with its concealed clues to the location of a jeweled golden hare.
Featuring rich and fantastical design, knockabout humour, brilliant gypsy-influenced music and a cast of exotic characters, wise-cracking animals and a few mere mortals, this is a magical adventure that is, at its heart, about the love between a parent and a child.
Presented by State Theatre Company of South Australia and Griffin Theatre Company in association with Adelaide Festival Centre and Windmill Theatre.
“A delightful family show that captures the tone and quirky magic of the riddle filled book” Sunday Telegraph
“Nathan O’Keefe is delightful as a constantly worried but mischievous Jack Hare” The Australian
“Masquerade is lively and visually inventive” Sydney Morning Herald
Tickets are available through BASS.
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Windmill Theatre website.
What: Masquerade
When: 20 – 31 May 2015
Where: Her Majesty’s Theatre | 58 Grote Street, Adelaide
Who: For ages 9+
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