The Clockwork Forest single work   drama   children's   fantasy  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Clockwork Forest
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'Morton is a young boy who lives alone at the edge of a dark forest with his four prized clockwork animals. When a huge storm destroys his hut and scatters his possessions, Morton sets out to locate his treasures.

'On his quest, Morton makes a friend, learns how to defeat monsters, remembers how to smile and finds that there may be more to life than clockwork animals.'

Source: Sydney Theatre Company website, http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 12/07/2009

Adaptations

y separately published work icon The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , Camberwell : Penguin , 2008 Z1482465 2008 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Nothing is how it seems in the forest. Your best friend may turn out to be your worst enemy. A deadly poison might save your life. And two smiling children could become the most horrifying monsters of all.

'Morton is sure of one thing, however. His four treasures are lost somewhere in this forest and he has to find them, or life is not worth living. Mind you, with bizarre perils lurking behind almost every tree, Morton's life could end at any moment. If that isn't bad enough, he is travelling without a hankerchief.' (Publisher's blurb)

Production Details

  • Produced by Windmill and Brink Productions at the Sydney Theatre Company, Walsh Bay, 12-21 September 2008. Director: Chris Drummond.

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Awards

2009 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia Best Presentation for Children Nominated for the 2008 Windmill and Brink Productions production.
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