"They sought it with thimbles. They sought it with care.
They pursued it with forks and hope
They threatened its life with a railway share.
They charmed it with smiles and soap."

Part of the NZ International Comedy Festival, this fast-paced and surreal show by The Playground Collective is loosely based on Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem "The Hunting of the Snark"."They sought it with thimbles. They sought it with care.
They pursued it with forks and hope
They threatened its life with a railway share.
They charmed it with smiles and soap."

Part of the NZ International Comedy Festival, this fast-paced and surreal show by The Playground Collective is loosely based on Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem "The Hunting of the Snark".A crew of absurd characters arrive on a strange island, hunting for an undefined - thing: 'The Snark'. A series of bizarre encounters and adventures follow...

Many interpreters of the poem have tried to construct their own meaning from the disparate strands of story, but this performance argues that 'the Snark' is indefinable and represents the search for meaning itself.

The Playground Collective provides the next stepping stone for young actors, designers and musicians who have been through the Young and Hungry Festival at BATS Theatre or similar programmes but are still hungry as ever. The aim is to produce theatre that has viability over concept, and is artistically experimental yet accessible.

Join the Bellman, the Baker, the Butcher, the Beaver and the rest of their alliterative comrades as they explore a world void of common sense in their wayward search for 'the Snark'.

When: 8-12 May 2007, 6.30pm
Where: BATS Theatre
Tickets: Adults $15 Concessions / groups of 6+ $12
Bookings: book@bats.co.nz or 04 802 4175