Gaby Gulliver’s Travels

Set in the present day, Gaby Gulliver, an eight-year-old child, is sent on an errand into the woods for her mum…

Gaby finds herself in another universe, a weird but wonderful world… then another, and another, as she travels on a magical journey through time and space!

Along the way, regardless of where she is, the problems seem the same as at home…

Gaby’s journey into these parallel universes is one of survival and enlightenment in this contemporary reimagining of Gulliver’s Travels by Indigo Moon Theatre.

Told through shadow theatre, unfolding before your eyes, this new puppetry production explores how it feels to be big or small. How will Gaby treat the tiny people when she’s a Giant? How will Gaby survive when she’s a tiny person herself? Will she ever find her way home, and might her experiences change how she feels about the world around her?

A perfect way to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first edition of Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World (commonly known as Gulliver’s Travels) written by Jonathan Swift.

The first edition of Gulliver’s Travels was published on 28 October 1726.

Swift lived in Whitehaven for a number of years as a child and it has been suggested that the story for Gulliver's Travels was inspired by his view of the town's harbour.