First look: Lulu Raczka’s re-imagining of Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre

Here’s a first look at Lulu Raczka’s new version of Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre.

Directed by Jaz Woodcock-Stewart, Lulu Raczka’s radical re-imagining of Jonathan Swift’s surreal masterpiece plays for all the family this Easter running now to 16 April 2022.

The cast stars Leah Brotherhead (Netflix’s Bridgerton/ITV’s Zomboat), Mae Munuo (the Unicorn’s The Bolds/ Complicite’s I’ll Take You to Mrs Cole), Sam Swann (Skellig/ITV’s Mr Selfridge) and Jacoba Williams (Globe’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream/ VAULT Festival When The Sea Swallows Us Whole).

Sam Swann, Leah Brotherhead, Jacoba Williams, Mae Munuo. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.
Sam Swann, Leah Brotherhead, Jacoba Williams, Mae Munuo. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.
Jacoba Williams, Mae Munuo, Leah Brotherhead, Sam Swann. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner
Jacoba Williams, Mae Munuo, Leah Brotherhead, Sam Swann. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner
Sam Swann, Leah Brotherhead, Mae Munuo. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner
Sam Swann, Leah Brotherhead, Mae Munuo. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner
Mae Munuo. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner (1)
Mae Munuo. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner (1)
Sam Swann, Jacoba Williams. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.
Sam Swann, Jacoba Williams. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.
Mae Munuo. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner (2)
Mae Munuo. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner (2)

The production has design by Rosanna Vize, lighting design by Jess Bernberg and Joshua Gadsby, music composed by Ben and Max Ringham, sound design by Owen Crouch, video design by Jack Phelan, video associate Jack Baxter and assistant director Alice Wordsworth.

Lemuel Gulliver desperately wants to escape her home life. So she escapes to a world of strange islands and even stranger creatures – from the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput, to the giants of Brobdingnag, and the mysterious and wise Houyhnhnms – and embarks on an epic adventure of survival, unexpected friendship and self-discovery.

Gulliver’s fantastical imaginings are vividly brought to life using video cameras, intricate table-top sets and projection alongside live performance in this playful, funny and highly inventive show that uses Swift’s biting satire to view our own world from a very different angle.

A family show for everyone aged 7 and over, the production runs for around 1 hour 30 minutes with no interval.

For more information and tickets, visit www.unicorntheatre.com

Jacoba Williams, Leah Brotherhead, Sam Swann. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.
Jacoba Williams, Leah Brotherhead, Sam Swann. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.
Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.
Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.
Sam Swann, Jacoba Williams. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner. (1)
Sam Swann, Jacoba Williams. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner. (1)
Mae Munuo. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner
Mae Munuo. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner
Mae Munuo. Gulliver's Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner. (3)
Mae Munuo. Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner. (3)
About the author: Josh Darvill

Josh is Stageberry's editor with over five years of experience writing about theatre in the West End and across the UK. Prior to following his passion for musicals, he worked for more than a decade as a TV journalist.

 

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