When We Were Wild

When We Were Wild

A wood filled with magic and memories. Home to wild creatures – the Fox, the Owl, the Badger…and brothers Jim and Pete.

Farmers. Old now. Very old. With bad backs and welly boots.

An old wardrobe in the barn contains all the mysteries of their childhood, when they would sleep beneath the stars and become one with the wild world around them. The owl on her midnight watch, the badger scuffling out of the dark, the fox watching from the woods with its orange eyes…

The brothers have grown up and gone their separate ways. Will they ever find a way back to the wonder they once felt when they were young, and wild?

With astonishing animal puppetry from Helen Foan and live music from Kyron Bourke, this tale of growing up and the importance of nature and art is told in a funny and moving new play written by Charles way, directed by Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney and created by Cahoots.

Cast & Crew

Written By:

CHARLES WAY

Created and directed by:

PAUL BOSCO MC ENEANEY,

Puppetry Director:

HELEN FOAN

Original music by:

KYRON BOURKE

KYRON BOURKE

RUAIRI CONAGHAN

JOHN PAUL CONNOLLY

HELEN FOAN

IRIS SCHMID

Reviews

“…repeatedly innovative, inventive and magical.” Si Arts NI

“…a thoughtful and timely parable for young and family audiences tempered by the winning charm of Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney’s intimate staging.” British Theatre Guide

“The attention to detail…brought tears to my eyes at times, with the sheer quality of the performances…” Alan in Belfast

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