Come and join Pascal and his pet balloon in Paris as they learn the true nature of friendship.

Charming, funny, touching and suitable for all the family.

Lucky Dog Theatre Productions return to Fringe TheatreFest for the fifth time. They are the two-man team that previously brought you Mr Merrick The Elephant Man, Hats Off to Laurel and Hardy, Jack the Ripper: Facts No Fiction and The Laurel and Hardy Cabaret.

The Red Balloon is a comic homage to the classic children’s film made in France by Albert Lamorisse in 1956. It tells the story you may well know from frequent TV showings in the 1970s and 80s, but with a lot of extra silly moments to amuse the whole family. Pascal lives a lonely life with his mother in post-war Paris. One day he finds a red balloon with a mind of its own and, together, they discover the true meaning of friendship.

Reviews

"The story captivates children. Children and adults alike roared with laughter."

"A beautiful and fantastic tale. A sensitive and amusing adaptation of this classic. The technicalities involved in making a balloon appear to have an independent life was ground-breaking in its time but this pair pull it off through simple inventiveness. Lucky Dog’s immense knowledge of the original is clear to anyone who also knows the film, confirming what a good job these guys do of transferring its story to the stage. Enjoy this delightfully performed magical tale of friendship and loyalty."

"With such a simple tale it would be easy to overlook the skill of the writing of taking a film with almost no dialogue to a stage show requiring a narrative. But in the hands of Lucky Dog this is easily realised and we are guided through the story with ease. There is a lovely duality between these two and their tetchiness and undermining tactics employed on each other are very funny indeed. Their lovely retelling of this story loses nothing in its realisation for the stage from the screen."

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