Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

A midwinter adventure for all the family*

*This show holds enormous appeal for adults as well as children. Village hall audiences for Gawain are usually 75% – 95% adult.

Note for schools – The show is also available as a special one-hour version for Years 3 – 6.

When days grow short and nights grow long… When fires crackle in the hearths and frost freezes on the windows… It’s time to tell the old tales.

Young Sir Gawain, a Knight of the Round Table, accepts a challenge from the fearsome Green Knight. Soon he is riding north on a terrible quest. Cold, alone and far from home, with the snow falling around him, he suddenly sees a mysterious castle…

Cat’s playful version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a real midwinter treat – a magical mixture of storytelling, theatre and pantomime that is lively, funny and genuinely thrilling. Don’t tell the audience, but the show contains a REAL GREEN KNIGHT! Six foot tall and green as grass! His entry is totally unexpected and completely unforgettable.

This is a family show, suitable for children over 8 – and unaccompanied adults! Contains loud action.

Reviews

‘We have had 38 shows here, and someone has just said to me this is the best yet!’ – Interval comment from village organiser, Northants.

‘The delighted faces of children transfixed by Cat’s energetic performance was a treat. And the Green Knight storming into the tent with startling hair, lurid green face and red eyes went down a storm!’ – Village promoter, Derbyshire