Quentin Blake鈥檚 Box of Treasures bursts open, as the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra plays a live accompaniment to two wonderful animated adventures.
Young Jack and his sister Nancy dream of adventure 鈥� but they didn鈥檛 expect desert islands, talking parrots and exploding volcanoes. Mrs Armitage is taking a quiet bike ride with her dog Breakspear 鈥� but when you鈥檙e a brilliant inventor, things rarely stay quiet for long. Everyone knows that Quentin Blake spins a fabulous tale, but with Stefano Cabrera鈥檚 delightful music they鈥檝e never looked (or sounded) quite as fabulous as this!
Today, you can enjoy their animated exploits alongside live music from the full 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Imagine the whole glorious, multicoloured world of Quentin Blake springing to life while 80 amazing musicians follow Jack, Nancy and Mrs Armitage every step of the way. These two films are part of C大象传媒鈥檚 Quentin Blake鈥檚 Box of Treasures 鈥� and now you get to dive right in!
This event will be BSL-Interpreted by Angie Newman. To purchase seats with a view of the interpreter please contact the Barbican box office.
Watch the series on 大象传媒 iPlayer.
Quentin Blake鈥檚 Box of Treasures was commissioned by 大象传媒 Children鈥檚 and Education and produced by Eagle Eye Drama in a co-production with Creative Conspiracy and in association with animation studios Spicy Acorn, Tchack and Kong Studio. The series is directed by Gerrit Bekers working to Eagle Eye鈥檚 creative director for animation Massimo Fenati with an original score composed by Stefano Cabrera.
The Live Performances are produced by esk in association with Eagle Eye Drama, the Barbican and the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
