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Plexus Polaire: Moby Dick

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A spectacular stage adaptation of Herman Melville's great novel about ambition, obsession and the power of nature, featuring large-scale puppetry, live action, video projection and music.

‘Thar she blows!' Yngvild Aspeli directs this 'exquisite' (New York Times) production, critically acclaimed for its ability to capture the epic scale and emotional depth of Melville's famous work, while offering a fresh, contemporary perspective on the famous tale of redemption, and one man’s ultimately fatal pursuit of the great white whale.

Featuring seven actors, fifty puppets and a whale-sized whale, Plexus Polaire's award-winning show is a expedition into the inner storms of the human heart and the unexplained mysteries of life. 

Plexus Polaire is a French-Norwegian theatre company who, through the use of life-sized puppets, acting, music, light and video, develop visual worlds that bring our most buried feelings to life. 

 

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Age guidance: 12+

Running time: 85 minutes, no interval

The production contains depiction of whaling.

Performed in English

Post-show talk, Fri 24 Jan
Free to same-day ticket holders. BSL-interpreted. 

Audio described performance, Fri 24 Jan
Touch tour at 5.45–6:15pm

Presented by the Barbican

Photography credit: Christophe Raynaud de Lage

Creative team

Yngvild Aspeli Director
Julian Spooner, Sarah Lascar, Daniel Collados, Alice Chéné, Viktor Lukawski, Maja Kunsic, Andreu Martinez Costa Actors and puppeteers
Vera Rozanova, Yann Claudel, Olmo Hidalgo, Cristina Iosif, Scott Koehler, Laëtitia Labre. Alternating with
Guro Skumsnes Moe, Ane Marthe Sørlien Holen and Havard Skaset Music
Lou Renaud-Bailly, Georgia Wartel Collins et Emil Storløkken Åse Alternating with
Polina Borisova, Yngvild Aspeli, Manon Dublanc, Sébastien Puech, Elise Nicod Puppet makers
Elisabeth Holager Lund Scenography
Xavier Lescat and Vincent Loubière Light designer
David Lejard-Ruffet Video designer
Benjamin Moreau Costume designer
Vincent Loubière or Marine David Light technicians
Hugo Masson, Pierre Hubert or Emilie Delforce Video technicians
Raphaël Barani, Simon Masson or Damien Ory Sound techicians
Benjamin Dupuis, Xavier Lescat or Margot Boche Stage technicians
Benoît Seguin Assistant director (on tour)
Pierre Tual Assistant director (creation)
Pauline Thimonnier Dramaturg
Clair Costa Production Director and Tour Booking
Anne-Laure Doucet and Gaedig Bonabesse Administration
Noémie Jorez Producer

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‘It is impossible to ruin with mere description the experience of the French-Norwegian company Plexus Polaire’s exquisite Moby Dick… the wondrousness of this show lies in its spectacle and ambience‘
New York Times
‘A celebration of pure artistry and a demonstration of the magic of puppetry‘
The Chicago Maroon
‘This isn’t your average puppet show... dark, sophisticated and immersive... billowing silks create stormy waves and starry skies move side to side to give the impression of a rocking ship‘
The Arts Desk
‘Pure theatrical magic… I’ve never seen anything like this show, and I don’t imagine I will again until Plexus Polaire returns‘
Intermission Magazine

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