Overview>Laika

Laika
2019-07-05 - 2019-07-07
Duration: 55 mins
Series: Creative Puppet Theatre
People Suitable: 6+
Location: Roewe Theatre
Perform Type: Creative Puppet Theatre
The first astronaut dog inspires a show that retells a fundamental chapter in the history of space travel with striking visual effects. Yet it is also a heartbreaking story of abuse. It was in 1957 (for this tale is inspired by true events) that it happened, when the Soviet Union launched an animal into space for the first time. She would go down in history as the first living being to orbit the Earth. In this production, this wee puppy called Laika roams free in Moscow’s park and squares, never dreaming that her fate will take her to the very stars she sees at night. She herself will become a star, the star of a heartbreaking story that will carry her in the Sputnik II spacecraft to orbit our planet.