KNOWLEDGE SIR

No child’s play... knowledge sir   19 january 2019 German author Erich Kästner’s iconic novel  Emil And The Detectives  has been translated in as many as 59 languages and spawned adaptations on screen and television. The work, which was first published in 1929, was lauded as it didn’t adopt a didactic tone, but showed the heroic deeds of children in a contemporary setting. Now, Australian arts organisation, Slingsby Theatre Company, presents it in a unique way as part of the NCPA Theatre Season. The play, which will be staged today and tomorrow in the city, is about a young child, Emil, who is looted by a mysterious man while travelling on a train to the city. How Emil traces him with the help of another boy and 24 other children forms the crux of the story.  What makes Slingsby’s version different is that two actors depict all the characters and use props like mirrors and miniature worlds to take the story forward.  Andy Parker, who h...