A lonely beach in North Africa. The last boat is on its way to Babylon, the Promised Land. A nervous captain waits impatiently for his last passengers, all refugees. Waiting on the beach with them is evil. The devil himself. Waits. Lurking. For one very specific passenger.
A Greek tragedy looms and God himself must finally intervene. Who will survive? Who won't? And who will be saved in the end?
Neville Tranter, Australian puppetry legend and a member of NO STRINGS ATTACHED since 1999, master of the folding-mouth puppet and jet-black humour, has taken on the theme of escape in his distinctive style.
"(...) What's it about? God isn't dead, just a little disoriented. Before he shows up on the beach of North Africa in search of the once again lost son, where refugees are jostling for leftover seats for the last boat trip to Babylon, an archangel from the supernatural administration of grace has to step up with info for the very highest ignorance-fighting. The devil beat us to it! [...] God the Father with a fuzzy beard and a grounded son (a mature hippie with a bleating lap sheep, possibly something with "Lamb of God") answers the annoyed popular phrase "Jesus!" pointedly with "Exactly". (...) Dieter Stoll, at www.nachtkritik.de on 27 May 2017
Idea and text: Neville Tranter
Play and puppets: Neville Tranter
Music: Ferdinand Bakker
In easy-to-understand English
Further information: http://www.no-strings-attached.de/stuffed-puppet-theatre/
