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| Title : | The Man Who Planted Trees |
| Venue : | The Actors Studio @ BSC The Actors Studio Sdn Bhd, T116, Level 3, West Wing, Bangsar Shopping Centre, 285, Jalan Maarof, Bukit Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur Opening Hours : 10.30am - 6.30pm (without show) 10.30am - 8.30pm (with show) URL : http://www.theactorsstudio.com.my |
| Date & Time : | Tue 7 - Sun 19 Oct 2008 (Tue-Fri: 10am; Sat & Sun: 11am) |
| Tickets : | RM64/ RM53/ RM42 |
| Ticket Contact : | TAS@BSC: 03-2094 0400/ 1400 |
| Synopsis : | Award-winning puppeteers Rick Conte and Richard Medrington take on French author Jean Giono's 1953 book "The Man Who Planted Trees", a wonderfully inspiring story of a simple man of the land, who moves with his dog to a remote part of France and plants trees in the simplest way possible: 100 in the morning and 100 in the afternoon! The barren wasteland, where only wild lavender grows, is transformed into a great forest, which rejuvenates the local ecosystem. A new population of birds and people brings renewed life, proving that the simplest ideas have the most profound effect. The book itself has a fascinating history. Jean Giono was asked by Reader's Digest to write a story for a feature entitled 'The Most Extraordinary Person I Have Ever Known'. The magazine loved it until they discovered that the main character didn't actually exist. Giono said, “If you didn't want fiction you shouldn't have come to a novelist”. The magazine never printed the story. It was eventually published in Vogue in 1954 and Giono subsequently gifted the copyright to the public domain. There is still discussion as to how much the story is based on real people and events. Jean Giono’s story has inspired many environmentalists including Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, whose Greenbelt Movement has been responsible for planting over 30 million trees in Africa. Presented by the Edinburgh Puppet State Theatre. *There will be a MySL interpretation of the show on Sat 11 Oct 2008. |
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