A Ladder to the Stars

Way up in the deep blue night sky, a twinkling star hears a little girl’s birthday wish . . . she wishes she could dance with the stars. 

Wanting to make this wish come true, the little star tells the moon, the moon tells the sun, the sun tells the wind and the rain, and together they dream up a wonderful plan. 

The elements work together to find a magic seed, plant it in a secluded corner of the little girl’s garden, and they nurture the seedling until it becomes a magnificent tree reaching all the way to the stars. All this takes 100 years… which seems like a long time to a little girl, but to star, time is quick and light… like seeds in the wind. 

The little girl is an old woman now, but she remembers what it was like to be young and carefree, and she remembers too, a birthday wish long ago… 

This beautiful production combines whimsical themes of wishes, gift-giving and magic, with explorations of earthly weather elements and the solar system.   

Told through a magical mix of puppetry, original music, and story-telling that enchants young audiences and adults alike, A Ladder to the Stars is a heartfelt and humorous story of what can happen when the universe hears your dreams.  

A Ladder to the Stars is part of the Traverse's £1 Ticket Project.

Reviews

“In director Douglas Irvine’s Production, everything – music, cosmic puppets, characterisation and humour – gels together with deceptive ease.  Even the ending, which could hint at how human life is so much more transient than that far off star, has an uplifting feel.  A gift of a show for wee ones – let’s make a wish that it tours across Scotland soon” - The Herald 

“The performance is expertly choreographed, and the tale is eloquently told with music, light and imagination in a way that toddlers and children will easily follow.  The children love it” - Press & Journal