The Steadfast Tin Soldier At The Komedia
Published 21st Nov 2007 by Chris Challis

A little boy is given a present of twelve tin soldiers on Christmas Day. One soldier is very different from the rest... so begins the story of a very special toy, and his extraordinary journey. This haunting production retains all the beauty and magic of one of Hans Christian Andersen's best-loved stories.

?They inspire almost palpable waves of concentration in their audience.... and invoke gusts of laughter from rapt watchers. It is a spell that remains unbroken until the final, deserved applause.?
Time Out

Storybox Theatre was created by Rod Burnett, and has been bringing classic children?s tales to life for twenty years. Rod trained as a sculptor, gaining a first class honours degree from Falmouth Art College in 1977. His degree show involved the construction of several large pieces in which tiny human figures played out simple scenes, animated by ingeniously complex machinery. Lodgings with the local Punch and Judy man gave Rod the idea of replacing the machinery with himself as animator, and Rod began to develop an interest in puppetry.

?The children were wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the story of the tin soldier with only one leg.?
The Guardian

Tanya Landman joined the company in 1992, and for several years Rod and Tanya performed together ? touring to schools with Storybox Theatre, and to European festivals with Tantalus ? a company set up to produce work for adult audiences.

THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER visits Komedia on Sunday 9 December at 2pm. Tickets are ?7/?5 conc.

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