2Faced Dance Present: Fish Boy

2Faced Dance Company returns to The Courtyard stage this January and celebrates its 25^th birthday with two performances of charming family show, Fish Boy.

Choreographed by Artistic Director Tamsin Fitzgerald, three male performers set the stage to tell the story of a lonely little boy and his new friend, FISH. One day FISH disappears, and the boy goes on a quest to discover what has happened to his friend.

In this poignant work, the athletic performers highlight the tragic impact pollution is having on our rivers. Through comical characters, incredible dance theatre, impressive aerial work and audience interaction. Fish Boy is a timely, beautiful and much needed piece of work for our future generations.

“It is abundantly clear that children are concerned about the state of our rivers and waterways. Not just in Herefordshire but across the UK.” Says Tamsin Fitzgerald, “Fish Boy is an important piece of dance theatre. It highlights the terrible state of pollution in our rivers, it educates, and it galvanises. Dance and theatre can be a powerful tool to promote hope for the future and confidence to take action and FISH BOY is a poignant reminder to us all to take action”.

Fish Boy has been co-created with children from local primary schools across Herefordshire. They had creative input into the content and brought to life ideas on recyclable materials, character animation, movement and set design.

Full of fun, excitement, humour and adventure, Fish Boy is a spectacle for children ages 6 – 600.

Fish Boy will be in The Courtyard’s Main House on Thursday 16 January at 1.30pm & 4.30pm. To book tickets, or for more information contact the Box Office on 01432 340555 or visit www.courtyard.org.uk.

The Courtyard is a fantastic resource for the people of Herefordshire and beyond, having a 400 seat main theatre, a 120 seat studio theatre (showing smaller scale productions and regular film screenings), rehearsal rooms, a gallery, meeting areas and an award winning café serving a wide range of meals, snacks and drinks.