Little Otik – Vanishing Point

Video documentation by Iñigo Garrido/OaksBark

2nd camera operator, Jim Rusk

Watch this trailer at Vanishing Point’s webpage

A Vanishing Point and National Theatre of Scotland co-production, in association with the Citizens Theatre

Based on the film by Jan Švankmajer

A couple, desperate but unable to start a family, develop an intense relationship with a tree stump carved to look like a baby.

Believing it to be real, gradually their obsession brings the stump of wood to life. As the fixation grows, so does the ‘baby’ along with its monstrous appetite.

Directed by Matthew Lenton
Adapted by Matthew Lenton with Sandy Grierson and the Company
Set and Lighting Design by Kai Fischer
Sound Design by Christopher Shutt
Projection Design by Finn Ross for mesmer
Puppetry and Animation Apparatus by Ewan Hunter
Costume Design by Becky Minto
Assistant Director Daljinder Singh

Cast: Pauline Goldsmith, Sandy Grierson, Ewan Hunter, Louise Ludgate, Gary Mackay, Elaine MacKenzie Ellis, Andrew Melville, Rebecca Smith and Ann Scott-Jones