Editor's note: Puppet State Theatre have won the Eco-Creativity Prize for Established Talent in 2007 for The Man Who Planted Trees. See our company news page, Puppet State Theatre and Eco Prize for Creativity.
Puppet State Theatre present an adaptation of Jean Giono's story of a French shepherd and his dog who persevere, overcoming various obstacles to transform a barren wasteland into a rich woodland ecosystem by planting thousands of trees over a period of 40 years. The production uses puppetry, storytelling and comedy, with multi-sensory effects of scents, wind and rain.
Performed by Richard Medrington & Rick Conte. Designed by Ailie Cohen and Alison Croft. The production is for family audiences.
'Jean Giono's story surely belongs among the most moving and endearing statements of our hope'
Wendell Berry
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