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Quest for the Lost Words

Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of children…slipping away like water on stone. Dandelion gone. Kingfisher gone. Conker gone.

Inspired by the bestselling nature book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, Cscape’s Quest for the Lost Words takes families on a joyful and imaginative adventure to find these missing words and breathe them back to life.

Quest for the Lost Words is an uplifting blend of dance, storytelling, music, that celebrates the wild world and the species we risk forgetting. Using captivating music from Matt Thomason and The People’s String Foundation, and voiced by the magnetic Sue Hill (Wildworks / Kneehigh) this heart‑warming production rekindles wonder, sparks curiosity and invites audiences of all ages to step into a re‑wilded landscape where lost words return home. A reminder that every word — and every species — matters.

 

TOUR DATES:

Sunday 9th Aug | Venue: Newquay Orchard | Time: 2.30pm |   Booking Link HERE

Sunday 16th August | Venue: Caerhays: Beach Meadow | Times: 2.30pm & 5.30pm  |  Booking Link HERE

Thursday 20th August | Venue: Wheal Martyn Museum, nr. St Austell |Time: 4pm Promenade around the site // 5pm Show  |  Booking link HERE

Wednesday 26th August | Venue: Enys Gardens, Penryn | Times: 2pm and 6pm. Garden entry included 2 hours before performance time.  |  Booking link HERE 

Saturday 29th August | Venue: Penlee Park open air theatre, Penzance |
Time: 1pm  |  Booking link HERE

Wednesday 28th October | Venue: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, Truro Times: 11am & 2pm

 

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SCHOOL SHOWS AVAILABLE

Friday 11th September | Venue: Penlee Park open air theatre, Penzance

Contact us if you would like the show at your school hall, playground or field Education packages available. 

Cast and Creatives

The Lost Words written by Robert Macfarlane and Illustrated by Jackie Morris.

Text © Robert Macfarlane 2017
Illustrations © Jackie Morris 2017

Cast and Creative Team:

Dancers and collaborators: Grace Sellwood, Ishita Raina, Lucy Freeman

Narrator: Sue Hill

Director/Choreographer: Jennifer Fletcher

Artistic Director and Producer: Sally Knight

Associate Choreographer:  Katie Lusby

Music and Sound Design: Matthew Thomason, featuring songs by People’s String Foundation

Design: Ellie Williams

Additional writing: Jennifer Fletcher

Sound Engineer: Giles Wooley

Apprentice dancers: Esme Lovell, Hannah Jacobs

Apprentice design assistant: Amber Joiner

Producers: Sally Knight and Kylie Sullivan

Marketing: Charlotte Bister

Stage Management: Jemah Pearce

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