When does childhood end and adulthood begin? What would happen if you knew the answer to everything in the universe? How does one coerce a parasitic greed-frenzied monster to return to another world through the hole in your heart?
Just as these questions become increasingly fantastical, so does the stunning production that asks them. From the National Theatre, The Ocean at the End of the Lane takes the pages of Neil Gaiman's brilliant novel, and brings them to life – mirroring the way the central character breathes life into his favourite childhood stories. The set is an immense knot of twigs, housing a monster with the proportions of both Harry Potter's Aragog and Professor Umbridge in one.
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