Moonlit Mudlark
Presented by Shadow Boxer
In Association with Little Angel Theatre
Laura lives on a tiny boat on the biggest dock in London with her Dad and their ancient dog "Fish". Tonight it's the lowest Spring Tide on record, which for Laura only means one thing - Mudlarking! She has her torch on and bucket ready, the only problem is her Dad won't let her go. In a fit of rage, Laura hurls her most prized possession, a ring her mother left her, into the dock. Before she knows what she's done she's dived in after it and finds herself in a magical underwater world.
Here she meets incredible beings: half-human fish, boats that turn out to be walruses and, strangest among them, The Wreck. The Wreck is a twisted river spirit who rules the underwater world, collecting all the lost and forgotten objects discarded in the water. She tells Laura she cannot have her ring back for "What is dropped in error will always be returned, but what is thrown in freely, surely must be mine". Laura must find a way to outsmart The Wreck, retrieve the ring and get home to her Dad, all before she becomes one of The Wreck's treasures herself, trapped forever in her watery realm.
This film will be released at 12pm on Sunday 13th March, and will be available for 18 months.
Credits:
Shadowboxer Theatre - Lowri James, Nicole Black, Sammy Kissin
Songs and music by Arran Glass
Written & directed by Lowri James, Nicole Black & Sammy Kissin
Puppets Designed by Shadowboxer Theatre
Script by Sammy Kissin
Filmed & Edited by Nicole Black
Cast in order of appearance
Laura - Nicole Black
Dad - Michael Cusick
Gretha - Fiona Skinner
The Wreck/Eel/Jump - Lowri James
Mariner - John Moraitis
Narrator - Sammy Kissin
Musicians
Guitars - Arran Glass, Kaz Simmons, Gabriel Wynne
Singers - Arran Glass, Hannah Pawson, Jo Silverston, Kaz Simmons
Strings - Kit Massey, Jo Silverston
Keys - Kit Massey, Ru Lemer
Bass - Tom Rosenfeld, Andy Hamill
Production - Ru Lemer, Dan Inzani, Nick Watson
Thanks to Brontë Shande & Chris Rusbridge
With special thanks to Addison Soeder, Alistair Foylan, Andrew Beader Blunn, Benedict Ernst, Chloe Hunt, Falco Priestman, Isobel Harcourt, Kevin at Sparks Hire, Kirsty Patrick Ward, Laura Williams, Liam Charalambou, all the Dock Family and The Little Angel Theatre
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