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Top of the World A comic fiction based on the true life events of the conquest of Everest toured for 33 performances at 29 venues in February and March 2010 and set to tour again in early 2011. In 1953 beekeeper Edmund Hillary and porter Tenzing Norgay (along with a team of 278) began a gruelling and treacherous ascent to conquer the summit of the world’s highest mountain – Everest. Taking inspiration from Hillary and Norgay’s biographies and the Oscar nominated documentary – The Conquest of Everest – Spike re-tell the story behind one of the greatest achievements of the 20th Century. ‘A merrily inventive take on one of the most courageous achievements of the 20th century.’ Liverpool Echo Incorporating projected animation and puppetry Spike spins its own brand of bold visual storytelling (and a load of big ladders) to bring to life an epic tale of adventure, bravery and international fame. ‘A top-class visual treat’ Liverpool Daily Post Devised by Spike with Eugene Salleh, Chris Tomlinson and Jamie Wood. ‘You leave the theatre with pride and a sense of warmth’ What’s on Stage Directed by Mark Smith Original Music and Lighting Design by Paul Skinner (Tmesis, Ramesh Meyyappan). ‘The cast of three’s adventurous re-enactment
of Hillary and Tenzing’s daring deed has a Boy’s
Own pinch of dashing fun, a Ripping Yarns tone of nostalgia
and a desire to defeat the odds in an epic drama to match the
1953 ascent.’ |
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