The Selfish Giant, Theater for Young Audiences

The Selfish Giant is a classic tale, by Oscar Wilde, about a giant who builds a wall around his garden to keep out the town’s children but, in doing so, plunges his garden into an endless winter. The show’s creators, Jose Ignacio Vivero and Susannah Dalton, instill a sense of urgency in the story by placing the storytellers themselves at a border wall. Traveling, depression-era hucksters, transform their wares to tell a much-needed story to the audience they find waiting to cross. The Selfish Giant is funny, touching and fun for the whole family. It’s a celebration of the power of stories! “The Selfish Giant, is really a tribute to classic traveling theater,” says co-creator Susannah Dalton. “We believe that storytelling is the root of all performance but what makes a show come to life is the anticipation of the unexpected. Every piece of theater, no matter how low-tech, should feel like a magic show.” This fall The Selfish Giant has toured throughout New England and in over five neighborhoods throughout Queens. Now The Selfish Giant comes to Long Island City’s The Secret Theatre.