Forest Fables at Mottistone Manor

Get  the school holidays off to a good start with this enchanting,  festive film.

Forest Fables is a magical theatrical family show filmed in the Winter of 2020.

Embark on a journey of discovery through the enchanted rooms and corridors of the National Trust's Mottistone Manor to uncover hidden stories found within Nature.

Chance upon captivating, clever and curious creatures ready to impart their tales in this fun and fabulously festive promenade performance.

You will hear stories of majestic forests, ancient landscapes and the little creatures who serve them, inspiring each child to be come a custodian of this precious land.

The original script, score and design draw on the beauty of the Manor under the watchful eye of the Neolithic Longstone and the sublime landscape that surrounds it.

Created by Naiads Foundry in partnership with Greengage Ventures and the National Trust.

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Harking from across the creative and theatre sectors (Olivier, Golden Globe and Emmy nominations among them), the team includes:

• Sophie Hunter, Director
• Clementine Seely, Creative Producer (Credits include: Black History Museum: According to the United States of America HERE Arts Centre; Phaedra, Happy Days Festival; Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Floating Piers)
• Sam Wyer, Olivier-nominated Designer (Credits include: Ocean at the End of the Lane, National Theatre; Lazuli Sky, Birmingham Royal Ballet, at Sadler's Wells & Birmingham Rep; Alice’s Adventures Underground, The Vaults)
• Rolfe Kent, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated film Composer (Credits include: Sideways; Freaky Friday; Stan & Ollie)
• Olivia Prendergast, Creative Associate (Credits include: Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things a Drive Into Experience LA; Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things; Secret Cinema presents Romeo + Juliet; Secret Cinema Presents Bladerunner The Final Cut)
• Ella Prendergast, Comedian/Writer(Credits include: Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things a Drive Into Experience; Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things; Secret Cinema presents Romeo + Juliet; Secret Cinema presents Bladerunner: The Final Cut; Recovery Town, Vault Festival)

About Naiads Foundry

Naiads Foundry is a company of makers, creators and doers harking from across the creative and theatre sectors who want to demonstrate that family theatre can still be crafted safely and beautifully in unconventional and thrilling ways. Their goal? To create a performance to help families dwell in play and imagination even when the world outside feels scary.