Farnham Maltings’ latest production, In Praise of Elephants, is now on tour.
In Praise of Elephants is both a celebration of the greatest animal on the planet and a touching story of a quiet man turning 60 trying to make sense of the world.
Aubrey lives at 34 Mimosa Crescent Aubrey with his sister and niece. Every Thursday afternoon he prepares biscuits made with an elephant shaped cutter. And even though he has never been to Africa, he knows all about the huge, lumbering beasts who can hear with their feet and communicate with their stomachs.
This is a play made especially for village halls. A play full of surprise, music and biscuits about dignity and how the world will be a poorer place when some things are gone.
Written by Kevin Dyer and directed by Gavin Stride.
For more information contact Janice Brittain janice.brittain@farnhammaltings.com
| Date | Venue | Time | Box office |
| April | |||
| 18 | Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR | 7.30pm | 01252 745444 |
| 19 | Pamphilon Theatre, UCTC, East Sussex TN22 3DJ | 7.30pm | 01273 782866 |
| 20 | Thursley Village Hall, Thursley, Godalming, Surrey GU8 6QD | 7.30pm | 01252 702671 |
| 24 | St Johns Hall, Mortimer, Reading RG7 3NS | 7.30pm | 0118 933 2620 |
| 26 | North Cadbury Village Hall, Somerset GA22 7QX | 7.30pm | 01935 440735 or 01935 440705 |
| 27 | Clapton and Wayford Village Hall, Nr Crewkerne, Somerset TA18 8PS | 7.30pm | 01460 74849 |
| 28 | Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre, Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6AB | 6.30pm | 01342 833893 |
| May | |||
| 2 | Whitby Hall, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 9AE | 1.00pm | 0151 3572120 |
| 3 | The Rainhall Centre, Rainhall Road, Yorkshire BB18 5DR | 7.30pm | 01282 818250 |
| 4 | Plumley Village Hall, Cheshire WA16 0TS | 7.30pm | 01565 722259 |
| 5 | Brigham Memorial Hall, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 0TE | 7.30pm | 07780 448338 |
| 9 | Lamplugh Village Hall, Workington, Cumbria CA14 4SF | 7.30pm | 01946 861493 |
| 10 | The Community Hall, Kirkby in Furness, Cumbria LA17 7XH | 7.30pm | 07905 779584 |
| 11 | Watson Institute, Castle Carrock, Carlisle, Cumbria CA8 9LT | 8.00pm | 01228 670054 |
| 12 | Howick Village Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 3LE | 7.00pm | 01665 577384 |
| 16 | Craigellachie Village Hall, Standfast, John Street, Craigellachie AB38 9TD | 7.30pm | 01340 871457 |
| 17 | Dalrymple Hall, Seaforth Road, Fraserburgh AB43 9BD | 7.30pm | 01346 518761 |
| 18 | Stracathro Hall, High Street, Inchbare DD9 7QJ | 7.30pm | 01356 670304 or 01356 648669 |
| 22 | St Mary’s Church, Vale Road, Ash Vale, Surrey GU12 5JE | 7.30pm | 07549 943339 |
| 23 | Selmeston and Alciston Village Hall, Selmeston, East Sussex BN26 6UD | 7.30pm | 01323 811396 |
| 24 | Swallowfield Parish Hall, Reading, West Berkshire RG7 1QX | 8.00pm | 0118 988 5989 |
| 25 | Bredhurst Village Hall, Hurstwood Road, Kent ME7 3JZ | 7.30pm | 01634 361263 |
