To Have or Not To Have
A TAMTAM objektentheatre Production
Aimed at everyone over 7
A moving story in sand, rust and wood
In the beginning, there was nothing.
And then there was something.
And then everyone wanted to have it.
To be has become to have.
A rusty fairytale full of beautiful images with undeniable elements of the spaghetti-western, a shot of Shakespeare and a generous dose of subtle humour.
To Have Or Not To Have is the Wild West combined with the dark Middle-Ages, supported by a hypnotising soundtrack with influences from Texas to Turkey; and without text so that everyone can understand it. To Have Or Not To Have is a cross-over between visual art and theatre that features old rusty metal and weather-beaten wooden objects as its main characters.
TAMTAM objektentheater invites you to explore your own imagination with this piece about greed, jealousy, recklessness, egotism, stupidity and other very human qualities.
Age guidance
To Have or Not to Have is aimed at everyone over 7. It is a wordless performance that works best when everyone is able to concentrate and imagine their own stories. Younger children are likely to become restless.
About the company
TAMTAM objektentheater has been making visual theatre with found objects as main characters since 1979. Image based performances, usually without text. Small and large productions that are a crossover between theatre, visual arts, video and music. A very personal and peculiar style of object art in which objects, materials, light, sound, music, inventive stage-technology and decor tell the story.
Gérard Schiphorst and Marije van der Sande are the founders, artists and performers. With their work they travelled to theatres and festivals in 34 countries, where they are well known for their esthetic style, subtle humour and originality.
Credits
Idea, design and performers: Gérard Schiphorst and Marije van der Sande
Music and soundscape: Gérard Schiphorst
Artistic advice: Warner van Wely
Workshop assistant: Arlette Korff
Set builder: Maarten Heijkamp
Supported by: Province of Overijssel, City of Deventer
Multibuy Offer on Children’s Puppet Festival events:
(exclusions apply*)
Get 10% off when you book 2 events
Get 20% off when you book 3 or more events
How it works:
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If you add a second show or family workshop to your basket 10% discount applies to both events
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If you add a third show or family workshop to your basket 20% discount applies to all events
* Puppet Placations, other Family Workshops and Adult Workshops are excluded from this offer. Offer applies only to shows or family workshops (Ice Screams! and Ahoy There! Puppet Pirates) taking place between 1st August and 1st September only. Shows and family workshops need to be booked in the same order for the discount to apply, but if you have booked in separate orders and would like to claim the discount, please contact the box office. Please note that if you book more tickets for one show or family workshop than another, the discount only applies to the number of tickets booked on all events (e.g. if you book 3 tickets for two shows and 4 for a third show, 9 tickets are discounted 20% and the extra ticket on the one show is not discounted).
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Aimed at ages 3 - 8 years
August – September 2024
Little Angel Theatre’s OFFIE award winning Children’s Puppet Festival
Jam-packed with shows and workshops for all the family and adults too!
We are delighted to announce the return of our Children’s Puppet Festival which will take place across both Little Angel venues this summer from 2 August – 1 September 2024. The vibrant programme will showcase a broad range of puppetry by the most exciting UK and international companies currently making theatre for young audiences.
There will also be plenty of opportunities for everyone to take part, with workshops for families, community events, fun days for children and courses for adults to try out the craft of puppetry.
