When, one New Year’s Eve, festivities at the court of King Arthur are interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious Green Knight and thrown into confusion by the extraordinary challenge he lays down, nobody, least of all the fearless Gawain, is prepared for the terrifying consequences of taking the supernatural stranger at his word.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight tells the haunting human story of a young knight’s epic journey through the changing seasons to find the Green Chapel and keep his appointment with fate.

Now, in a powerful new translation by Simon Armitage, this traditional tale of temptation, romance and chivalry, shot through with swashbuckling action and irreverent humour, is brought bang up-to-date by our multi-talented company of four storytellers, with a little help from a supporting cast of puppets, music and special effects – a theatrical treat for adults and older children from critically-acclaimed New Perspectives Theatre Company.

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'An unexpectedly surreal and atmospheric event - the human scale and intimacy of voices raised in a hushed gathering - allowed the poem to breathe.'
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'This adaptation, ideal for family audiences, has an appealing sense of adventure, a teasing wit and a marked respect for the original medieval writer.'
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