Step inside a museum where precious treasures are on display. But remember – strictly no touching! Dusk falls and the museum is getting ready to close but something is beginning to stir. Only a few visitors remain. These precious objects seem to call to them, yearning to be freed… Is this a heist happening in front of your eyes? Can it really be a heist when the objects are leading the way? Director Sue Buckmaster’s inventive staging keeps the audience captivated from start t

Ahead of Return To The Forest I caught up with Sue to give a deeper dive into the themes of the production and what people can expect from this production. How did your previous collaboration on The Global Playground influence this new production? The Global Playground was Theatre-Rites' first collaboration with Gregory Magoma and was produced by Manchester International Festival during Covid, rehearsed in a socially distant way. As you can imagine, it was both wonderful to b