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In Jof's life at sea, he would lose three boats, tie a million knots and make one amazing friend. Jof is born on the waves, in a crow's nest. From the youngest age, he finds he possesses the sailor's craft, of knot tying. When a huge storm destroys the boat and leaves his parents working in a circus, Jof returns to the sea, learning from the greatest fisherman of all, Okinawa Yukio. Upon Yukio's death, he leaves everything to his pupil. But sometimes boats don't want to be given, and Jof is shipwrecked again, on an island with poor Nicholas, who has lived on land but dreamt of the sea. With his new friend, Jof begins the journey home, using knots to solve problems, songs to lift spirits, and a message in a bottle to remind him of the beautiful harpist, Eliza Turk.

“A zephyr of pure originality and lyricism flows through this work….The performers add acrobatic skills to acting and the puppetry of ingenuity….The rest lies in the calibre of performance, pure focus and physical disciplines, which simply carry one into a vivid and fantastical world.”
The Adelaide Advertiser

Director:                                    Frank Newman
Writer:                                      Finegan Kruckemeyer
Performers:                               Quinn Griggs and Brett Rogers
Composer:                                Matthew Fargher
Set and Puppet Design:              Greg Methé
Costume Design:                       Roz Wren

Suitable for all ages but perfect for 5-12 year olds.