“The company Les Enfants Terribles has adapted this novel with vivid theatrical imagination and energy. The show is visually inventive, cleverly designed by Jasmine Swan and excitingly theatrical in its presentation throughout. The story has a picaresque quality, moving through fantastical and sometimes glorious adventures. ”
“This production is also full of beautiful imagery, as we might expect from a tale about a house with legs which guides the dead to a great beyond. Jasmine Swan’s set brings us to cosy interiors and harshly vacant exteriors, helped along nicely by Nina Dunn’s video designs which conjure the final stage of the life cycle. Samuel Wyer’s puppets and costumes all pay homage to the traditional folklore influences behind this story.
Les Enfants Terribles’ take on Sophie Anderson’s young adult novel, The House with Chicken Legs, is a quirky, heartfelt and visually rich show. It’s brought to life in all its fantastical wackiness and big-heartedness in this ambitious production – whether you’ve enjoyed the novel or not, this is a show worth seeing. ”
The House with Chicken Legs (HOME Manchester, Southbank Centre and UK Tour)
Olivier Nomination for Best Family Show
Based on the novel by Sophie Anderson
Adapter & Co-Director: Oliver Lansley
Co-Director: James Seager
Composer & Sound Designer: Alexander Wolfe
Costume & Puppet Designer: Samuel Wyer
Set Designer: Jasmine Swan
Lighting Designer: Jane Lalljee
Video Designer: Nina Dunn