Three versatile performers tell the tale of a solitary lamplighter, an endearing character who lives by the sea alone, sleepwalks, enjoys music, food and drink, follows the news in the paper and has a sea of emptiness inside him. The performance is about the creation of that sea, how he navigates it and what is drowned within it.In a series of beautiful theatrical images, magically lit by the performers, snapshots in a typical day in the lamplighters life are created using sleight of hand, magic, puppeteering and some cleverly created impressions of the sea, waves and tides. The story is told through a combination of music and flashbacks illustrating scenes occurring in the lamplighters mind. The choice of music is sometimes jarring, the narrative of the song which opens the show at odds with the thrust of the play. However, the timing is impressive, the concept ambitious, and although it doesnt always hit the mark, and should be viewed as work in progress rather than a finished show, there are some poignant moments which shed interesting light on the potential this show has.
