Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures bursts open, as the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra plays a live accompaniment to two wonderful animated adventures.
Young Jack and his sister Nancy dream of adventure – but they didn’t expect desert islands, talking parrots and exploding volcanoes. Mrs Armitage is taking a quiet bike ride with her dog Breakspear – but when you’re a brilliant inventor, things rarely stay quiet for long. Everyone knows that Quentin Blake spins a fabulous tale, but with Stefano Cabrera’s delightful music they’ve never looked (or sounded) quite as fabulous as this!
Today, you can enjoy their animated exploits alongside live music from the full Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Imagine the whole glorious, multicoloured world of Quentin Blake springing to life while 80 amazing musicians follow Jack, Nancy and Mrs Armitage every step of the way. These two films are part of CÂ鶹ԼÅÄ’s Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures – and now you get to dive right in!
This event will be BSL-Interpreted by Angie Newman. To purchase seats with a view of the interpreter please contact the Barbican box office.
Watch the series on Â鶹ԼÅÄ iPlayer.
Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures was commissioned by Â鶹ԼÅÄ Children’s and Education and produced by Eagle Eye Drama in a co-production with Creative Conspiracy and in association with animation studios Spicy Acorn, Tchack and Kong Studio. The series is directed by Gerrit Bekers working to Eagle Eye’s creative director for animation Massimo Fenati with an original score composed by Stefano Cabrera.
The Live Performances are produced by esk in association with Eagle Eye Drama, the Barbican and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra.
