About
The disciplined life inside a cuckoo clock is thrown upside-down when an unexpected intruder mysteriously appears. Cuckoo, the clock bird, chases after it and discovers a magical world beyond time.
Cuckoo is a 40-minute show without words for family audiences ages 4 and up, and features rod puppets, a giant creature with long furry ears, an enormous clock as the puppet stage, and includes music, sound effects, and video projection.
Next Performances
August 2024:
- The SpringWorks / PuppetWorks Festival in Stratford, Ontario
https://www.springworksfestival.ca/
At the auditorium of the Nancy Campbell Academy / 45 Waterloo St S., Stratford, ON N5A 4A8
Saturday, August 3 at 2:30 p.m. / Tickets: https://www.ticketscene.ca/events/48302/
Sunday, August 4 at 11:15 a.m. / Tickets: https://www.ticketscene.ca/events/48303/
- The Puppets Up! Festival in Almonte, Ontario
https://puppetsup.com/
https://puppetsup.com/graham-soul/
Saturday, August 10 at 10 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Sunday, August 11 at 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Tickets: https://puppetsup.ticketsplease.ca/puppets-up/
Touring in 2024 and 2025
45 performances in Quebec and Ontario, Canada
- 5 cities in Ontario (May, June, August and November 2024)
- CAM en tournée – 8 maisons de la culture in Montreal (2024-2025)
- 4 venues in the Greater Montreal area (September 2024 to January 2025)
- 2 cities outside Montreal of the Petits bonheurs festival (May 2025)
Previous Performances from 2022 to 2024 in Quebec
- La Maison Théâtre in Montreal, December 2023 and January 2024
- L’Arrière Scène in Beloeil, November 2023
- The festival Marionnettes Plein la rue at the Quai 5160 in Verdun (Montreal), August 2023
- Numerous Maisons de la culture in Montreal from 2022 to 2024
- The international festival Casteliers in Montreal, March 2022
Study Guide (in French only)
https://sortirgrandir.com/coucou
Credits
Story, Set, Puppets, Music, Video: Graham Soul
Stage Direction: Jérémie Desbiens, Graham Soul
Puppeteers: Martin Vaillancourt, Graham Soul
Lighting, Autonomous Lighting System: Nancy Longchamp
Stage Management: Cindy Loup Gagné or Nancy Longchamp or Jérémie Desbiens
Production Team: Jean Cummings, Graham Soul, Pierre Gélinas, Marie Eve Fortier, Cécile Viggiano, Geneviève Thibault, Richard Morin
Construction and Painting of the Mask and Hooves: Mathieu René
Painting (Puppets, Set, Props): Richard Morin
Sewing: Noémi Paquette, Geneviève Marcotte, Graham Soul, Esther Hardy
Original Idea for the Story and Characters: Pierre Gélinas
Additional Brainstorming: Christine Brassard
Research and Exploration: Jean Cummings, Graham Soul
Puppeteers in 2019: Pierre-Louis Renaud, Graham Soul
Coaching: Jean Cummings (building), Pierre Yves Lemieux (dramaturgy), Richard Lacroix (scenography), Claude Rodrigue (sculpture and molding)
Special Thanks:
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
and the financial support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.
and
Pierre Gélinas, Pierre Yves Lemieux, Christine Brassard, Le Théâtre de l’Œil (Joël Losier, Gilles Perron, André Laliberté), Angèle Beaudry, Caroline Guy, Maude Serrurier, Daniel Robert, Diane Mongeau, Isabelle Payant and Stéphane Guy, Hélène Ducharme, Louis-Philippe Paulhus, Alain Lavallée, Joël da Silva, Julie Brosseau-Doré, Gunther Gamper, La Machinerie, Marc Daoust (Quai 5160, Verdun)
Creation date: 6 March 2022
Place of creation: Grande Salle | Théâtre Outremont
1248 avenue Bernard, Montréal, QC, H2V 1V6
