![]() ![]() ‘Through a series of connecting images, it tells the story of an anonymous migrant leaving some unfortunateĬircumstances in his home country, crossing an ocean to a strange new city, and learning how to live here.’ Silent graphic novel, arranged and presented rather like a photo album, which can be interpreted rather like a silent film. It looks wonderful – a 128 page book of illustrations without words, a ![]() ‘The absence of words not only makes the story perfect for puppetry but emphasizes the isolation that is experienced by many people arriving in a new place.’Īlthough The Arrival book doesn’t come out until October, there is an online preview, in which you can see some of the pages, and read Shaun’s detailed description. ![]() The production, which The Australian gives a rave review, uses digital animation, puppetry and acting, and is visual theatre: Following on from yesterday’s post about the puppet-based theatre adaptation of Shaun Tan’s picture book, The Red Tree, today I discovered that Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s adaptation of Shaun’s new book, The Arrival, had just finished it’s season in Perth. ![]()
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