Tickets on Sale for How to Spot an Alien
One of the productions on at the newly reopened Questors Theatre
Aliens at The Questors. Picture: Alex Marker
Live performance is back at the Questors Theatre though with social distancing limiting seating it might be a good idea to book your tickets early.
From 20-31 July in the Judi Dench Playhouse you can see How to Spot an Alien by Georgia Christou.It provides a chance to climb aboard a spaceship on an exhilarating adventure through the cosmos and beyond.
When Jelly and Jonjo are forced to live with their mysterious Aunt Leina, they are suddenly plunged into an ominous new world, where doors are firmly locked, windows are blacked out and questions are strictly forbidden. But when their aunt begins to show alien-like qualities, their suspicions soon get the better of them.
Puppeteer Shaun Lati grew up in Ealing and this is his directorial debut. He has also hand-made all of the puppets in the show.
Shaun, started attending Questors’ Theatre youth group at age 7. He then started making puppets in his bedroom aged 11 and a few years later landed an apprenticeship at Little Angel theatre as a puppetry trainee. He is now working on ‘Frozen the Musical’, Theatre Royal Drury Lane as a puppet dresser.
Puppeteer Shaun Lati with one of his creations
You can also still listen for free to The Spot of Joy by Hilary Spiers an audio play inspired by Robert Browning's poem My Last Duchess.
Zaccharia finds himself at the doors of Castello Estense, sent on a quest to match the Duke with his master's daughter, Margherita. With suspicions surrounding the death of the Dukes's previous wife, Zaccharia must decide whether to follow his love and loyalty to the young Margherita or the promise of future riches.
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July 28, 2021
