As the lights go down the shadow of a hand appears on an illuminated screen – two hands; with a deft movement the hands have transformed into a bird, a rabbit, a flowing river or a man’s face, and the audience are laughing, gasping and demanding to know “Who is this man? And how does he do that?”
Well, this man is Drew Colby, who has played and worked with puppets since the age of five, becoming more interested in ephemeral forms of puppetry as his career developed, until he began specialising in the ancient art of hand shadows in 2010.
Drew Colby – in this show recommended mainly for adults – takes you on a cinematic journey of shadows as he tells the tale of how he came to be doing this unusual job, why some people call the artform “Cinema in Silhouette” and where it all began millenia ago. Expect rabbits doing what rabbits do, famous extra-terrestrials from the silver screen and many more endearing and astonishing characters all made with just a light, two hands and a screen.
Written, directed and performed by: Drew Colby
Recommended age: 18+
Duration: 50’
Language: english
Cinema in Silhouette (GB)
Drew Colby – Shadowgraphy – United Kingdom
