In Richard’s Love, Bric a Brac Productions takes you into a magical and muddled world to tell the tale of shop girl Sarah, her unlikely hero Richard and her tricky Mother, who is determined to stand in the way of their love.

This is a tale of love, hope, isolation and betrayal in a world where mermaids can be seduced out of the sea and gnomes might be called upon to leave the garden...

Bric a Brac combines strong physicality and striking imagery. In Richard’s Love intricate shadow puppetry and quirky mask characters are weaved together with a strange and beautiful soundtrack and some impressively fast costume changes!

"An inventive and charming multi-media fairy story... evocative music and lighting... superb intricate shadow puppetry... the masks a particular highlight."
- Bristol Evening Post.

Rated 9/10
"Along with my programme I receive a sheet of paper, asking me to 'jot down my thoughts about the show and help it continue to grow'. In order to answer question one, 'What I Liked About Richard's Love and What Thought Worked Well,' I may well need another piece of paper. Question two… asked me what I didn't like… It's a small production which delivers big ideas in an intimate space, so even though I'm rarely lost for words, question two will just have to remain unanswered."
- The Gloucestershire Echo.

"I loved it because it was so wacky!" "Sneaky costume changes! Good dark undertones." "Excellent masks… clever timing… the shadow puppets were exquisite."
- Audience members at Cheltenham Everyman Studio Theatre.

"You could literally take anyone from a 2 year old to your maiden aunt, and they would all find it a delight… An escape from the drudgery of 21st century life in to the magic of fairy tale."
- David Calder, Bradon Forest School.

"If you see Bric a Brac Productions on at a theatre
near you then I would seriously recommend getting
your hands on a ticket...
delightfully funny and charming show,
completely out of the
ordinary, and perfect
for an evening's indulgence."
-Jennifer Purcell
www.stackedtotherafters.blogspot.com.

"The scenes were
accomplished and the
chosen form of story
telling was innovative
and impressive."
- Ali Robertson (Artistic
Director, The Tobacco
Factory, Bristol)

"A new and original
approach to mask and
visual story telling."
- Ninian Kinnier-Wilson
(Internationally renowned
Mask Maker)