Head in The Clouds: The Peregrinations of Marie Marving

20th April 2015

Shows at Melvich Village Hall at 7.30pm
Melvich Village Hall
Tickets: £7 full price / £5 concessions / £3 (students/school pupils)

Tues 21 April 2015 - Head in The Clouds: The Peregrinations of Marie Marving

Ages 5 - 105

50mins theatre show with live French music session post-show and a cuppie - bring any goodies you fancy sharing.

Marie was no ordinary woman ... at fifteen, when her mother died, she raised her siblings, learned four different languages including Esperanto, got a degree, became a prize-winning cook, dancer, gymnast, swimmer, fencer, bob-sledder and canoed from Paris to Germany. However, she longed for something more. She longed to fly. Come on an odyssey of the skies and discover the incredible life and adventures of one of France's first female aviators, otherwise known as the Fiancee of Danger. This is a magical tale of a young woman's yearning for unbound freedom.

This is the magical and quirky tale of a young woman's yearning for unbound freedom.
Come on an odyssey of the skies and discover the incredible life and adventures of one of France's first female aviators,
otherwise known as ‘The Fiancee of Danger.’

Marie Marvingt was no ordinary woman...born in the hills of Auriallac, France, at the age of fifteen, when her mother died,
she raised her siblings single handedly. She learnt 4 different languages including
Esperanto, got a degree, became a prize-
winning cook, dancer, gymnast, swimmer, fencer, bob-sledder and canoed from Paris to Germany.

However, this wasn’t quite enough. She longed for something more. She longed to fly.

Told through puppetry, story-telling and physical theatre, live accordion and guitar.

This is the greatest true story that history ever forgot.

Suitable for children aged 5-105.

‘Like a comedic ninja, the charm of this piece sneaks up on you’
- Three Weeks Review

‘In both her ability to multi-role and her well-choreographed physicality Aldrich excels’
- Total Theatre