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Les Enfants Terribles is a collection of three plays from one of Britain's most innovative theatre companies. It is also a document of the company's progress so far, featuring detailed production photos, design sketches and introductions to each play. The Terrible Infants (2007) blends puppetry, live music, performance and story-telling to present a series of twisted tales for children and adults. Inspired by the likes of Edgar Allen Poe and Alfred Hitchcock, Ernest and the Pale Moon (2008) is a noir horror based upon a tale of murderous envy. The Vaudevillains (2011) is a dark miniature musical whodunnit. When the owner of a music hall is murdered, everyone's a suspect. Released to coincide with the Edinburgh Festival 2011, where Les Enfant Terribles will be performing at Edinburgh Festival, Pleasance Courtyard, August 6-29th

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Are we paranoid? Or are they really out to get us?They have a picture, a picture that could spell the destruction of civilised society, a plan so devastating it would change the World as we know it. They must put a stop to it. They have a suspect, tied to a chair, a hood covering his face. The only problem is the suspect claims the picture was drawn by his four year old son. They have the suspect’s wife, but she claims her son couldn’t have made the picture. Who’s telling the truth? What is the truth? And does the truth really matter anymore?

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A brand new Christmas story for children, Holly and Ivan’s Christmas Adventure is a magical tale of two brave little toys who fall off the back of Santa’s Sleigh on Christmas Eve. Not wanting their new owners to wake up to no presents, they set off on an epic journey to find them.Presented here as both a story book and a play, Holly and Ivan’s Christmas Adventure is packed with charming illustrations.

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A new play inspired by the true story of a miner who became entombed in a tunnel during World War One. As the horror threatens to engulf him, he discovers another world beneath the mud and death. Setting off on an epic journey of salvation, the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur as he questions what’s real, what’s not and whether it even matters? The Trench blends Les Enfants Terribles’ acclaimed brand of physical storytelling, verse, puppetry and live music from Alexander Wolfe.

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Some people are frightened of small spaces… Some people are frightened of sharks… Dennis is terrified of flies. In a kill-or-be-killed fight for sanity, one man is determined to conquer his fear of flies, but as darkness falls, what is that ominous hum behind the door?Flies was performed in A Pins and Needles production, running at the Tobacco Factory Bristol, 4th – 22nd October 2011.‘Incredibly quirky and dynamic black comedy… wonderfully funny, with some brilliantly timed performances.. an inventively written play… Flies is a quirky, off-beat comedy that not only garners great laughs, but also recognises the trappings of phobia, getting to the heart on the issue.’ – Public Reviews