Family Theatre: Grandad Anansi by Elayne Ogbeta

Half Moon and Z-Arts Present: Grandad Anansi

Touring Inspire Libraries Monday 17 October - Sunday 23 October

An uplifting tale of love, courage and letting go

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Abi and her Grandad tell each other Anansi folktales. They play games as they work together in the garden among the beautiful flowers and tasty vegetables. As they plant memories, they share secrets and develop a bond that nothing can break. Grandad is as smart and mischievous as the wily Anansi legend.

Can he find a way to tell his granddaughter about his plans to return to Jamaica, his beloved homeland?

Join our intrepid characters in this humorous and heartfelt inter-generational adventure, as they step into the unexpected. With evocative live music, Grandad Anansi is an uplifting tale of love, courage and letting go.

For ages 4-9 and their families

Programmed in association with The Spark Arts for Children

Performance Dates and Booking

Worksop Library: Monday 17 October 10:30 am

Mansfield Central Library: Monday 17 October 3pm

Sutton-in-Ashfield Library: Wednesday 19 October 11:30 am & 1:30 pm

Beeston Library: Sunday 23 October 11am ** FULLY BOOKED **

West Bridgford Library: Sunday 23 October 3:30 pm ** FULLY BOOKED **

Photographs by Lizzie Henshaw

Schoolgirl Abi (Jazmine Wilkinson) looks out wistfully from the Dutch door of a brightly coloured shed.

Schoolgirl Abi (Jazmine Wilkinson) and Grandad (Marcus Hercules) share a poignant moment whilst tending to seedlings.

Grandad (Marcus Hercules) strikes a lively pose in the garden with a string of lights behind him.

Abi (Jazmine Wilkinson) opens a yellow umbrella over Grandad (Marcus Hercules) showering him with yellow confetti.

Schoolgirl Abi (Jazmine Wilkinson) and Grandad (Marcus Hercules) lean on the Dutch door of a brightly coloured shed surrounded by potted plants.

Schoolgirl Abi (Jazmine Wilkinson) and Grandad (Marcus Hercules) tend to a potted plant in the middle of a beautiful garden full of plants and a colourful shed.

Grandad Anansi Trailer

TRAILER: Grandad Anansi from Half Moon Theatre on Vimeo.

About Half Moon

Half Moon is the UK’s leading small-scale young people’s venue and touring company. It is a local organisation with a national remit, committed to supporting artists and young people at every stage of their creative development. Their wide-ranging programme reaches around 50,000 annually and engages those who are often excluded from arts activity. Their activity includes a season of professional plays for young audiences, national touring productions and an extensive creative learning programme, including seven youth theatres.

“Half Moon are creating important, beautiful and powerful work for young people.”

Children’s Theatre Reviews on Butterflies (2018), a Half Moon and Tangled Feet co-production

About Z-Arts

With a year-round programme of arts activities and theatre productions, Z-arts is Manchester’s dedicated venue for children and families. From drama, dance, music, yoga and arts and crafts activities to high-quality theatre productions for families, their work is influenced by their audiences and customers. Through their participation activities and creative learning, both inside and outside the building, Z-arts hear what families want from art, and they follow their lead.