![]() ![]() This aroused the Lorax, a furry creature who “ Speaks for the Trees” and tries to protect them. The Once-ler sold the Thneed instantly! To make more Thneeds, the Once-ler needed the soft tufts at the top of the Truffula Tree for more knitting, so he cut one down. He somehow created a Thneed, a knitted grarment that had so many uses I can’t list them all here, so I won’t. The Once-ler was determined to show his family he could amount to something. The family threw him out to rent his room for more money than the Once-ler made. He did his best to work and bring money into the family but didn’t really shape up. ![]() But he tells them the story that led him to this lonely existence. He can’t tell them what “Unless” means because he doesn’t know. They are disturbed by an irascible person named The Once-ler (Simon Paisley Day) who lives high above them, it seems in a tree, alone. ![]() A group of innocent young people, playing in the woods, stumble upon a monument with the word “Unless” on it. Puppetry direction by Finn Caldwell for Gyre & GimbleĪ lively, inventive, raucous show about a rather important subject handled with thoughtful care and conviction. Puppetry designer, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell At the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ont. ![]()
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