I Wish I Was A Mountain (2019)
About the show
On the day of the famous annual fair, the town of Faldum receives an unexpected visit. A wanderer offers to grant a wish to anyone who wants one. Before long, the city is transformed. Mansions stand where mud huts once squatted, and beggars ride around in horse drawn carriages. And one man wishes to be turned into a mountain.
Written and performed by former Glastonbury Poetry Slam Champion Toby Thompson, I Wish I was a Mountain uses rhyme, live music, and just a smattering of metaphysical philosophy to boldly reimagine Herman Hesse’s classic fairytale. Do we really need the things that we need? What do mountains feel? How did time begin? Adults are kindly requested to leave all answers to these questions at the door. Children, come as you are.
For ages 7+.
I Wish I Was A Mountain was awarded the prestigous Showcase Victor Award at IPAY 2020 (People's Choice Award) - the International Performing Arts for Youth showcase in Philadelphia. Read more about this in our story here.
“Stunning … A profound show that reveals Thompson to be a star in the making … few shows have been so entrancing” The Guardian
“Something very special” ★★★★, StageTalk Magazine
“A piece of magic … The tone of this pocket-sized beauty is gentle, thoughtful, beguiling and warm. It’s full of music and surprise-giving mechanics, from pop-up books and plywood village houses that just keep giving” Bristol 24/7
A co-production by the egg and Travelling Light. Co-comissioned by Brighton Festival and Imaginate.
Photos by Jack Offord
I Wish I Was A Mountain
Trailer 2019 tour
Performance details
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October
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- Date: 13 Oct - 13 Oct
- Time: 16:00
- Venue: The Welfare, Ystradgynlais
- Box office: 01639 843163
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- Date: 18 Oct - 18 Oct
- Time: 13:30 & 19:00
- Venue: Strike a Light Festival, Gloucester
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- Date: 21 Oct - 21 Oct
- Time: Various
- Venue: Olympus Theatre, SGS WISE campus
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- Date: 23 Oct - 24 Oct
- Time: Various
- Venue: 1532 Performing Arts Centre
- Box office: 0117 259 1532
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- Date: 29 Oct - 1 Nov
- Time: Various
- Venue: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
- Box office: 029 2063 6464
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November
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- Date: 3 Nov - 3 Nov
- Time: 14:00 & 16:30
- Venue: Aberystwyth Arts Centre
- Box office: 01970 623232
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- Date: 5 Nov - 5 Nov
- Time: 10:30
- Venue: Theatr Hafren, Newtown
- Box office: 01686 614555
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- Date: 6 Nov - 6 Nov
- Time: 11:00 & 18:00
- Venue: Swansea Grand Theatre
- Box office: 01792 475715
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- Date: 8 Nov - 9 Nov
- Time: 10:00 & 14:00
- Venue: Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
- Box office: 01874 611622
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Meet the cast
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Toby Thompson
Writer & Performer
The creative team
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Lee Lyford
Director & Dramaturg
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Anisha Fields
Designer
