Enigmatic show is true to spirit of Bokononism Simon Parker, Western Morning News, 25th November 08

LIKE jazz-funk, folk-rock, pop-punk or country-soul, a new name may soon have to be coined for the fusion of theatre and film.

Moving images have, for some years, been used in theatrical productions as a device to illustrate everything from the passage of time and back-story to a change of location. But when does film stop being simply a hi-tech addition to the props box and achieve parity with the live performers? The answer is in Miracle Theatre's ingenious and thoughtful adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's apocalyptic novel, Cat's Cradle.

Distilling the many elements of Vonnegut's tortuous plot into the space of a 90-minute play was always going to be a chancy endeavour. Indeed, the fact that no other British theatre company has ever staged Cat's Cradle says a lot about the tricky task Miracle set themselves. However, artistic director Bill Scott and his team have managed to unravel these complexities without losing any of the original script's weird otherworldliness.

Cat's Cradle has now opened and should be coming to a venue near you soon. See tour dates to Jan 09 here, with reviews and photos coming soon. New dates will also be added over the next few weeks through to March 09. We hope you can make it along to the show!

Rehearsals have just started for Miracle's exciting winter project - the first UK adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. Adapted by Miracle's Artistic Director, Bill Scott, rehearsals are now underway with a stirling cast: Ben Dyson (The Time Machine, The Government Inspector, The Case of the Frightened Lady), Fay Powell-Thomas (The Taming of the Shrew, The Government Inspector), Dominic Power (The Taming of the Shrew, The Government Inspector, The Case of the Frightened Lady), Daniel Richards (Jason, Near-Ta Theatre) and Jason Squibb (Jason, Cornish Theatre Collective).

Look out for full tour dates and rehearsal photos coming soon...!