Welcome to the Bayou, a part of the city feared and loathed, in which lies the infamous Bayou Mansions – a sprawling, stinking tenement block where curtain-twitchers and peeping Toms live side by side... and the wolf is always at the door.

When Agnes Eaves and her daughter arrive late one night, does it signal hope in this hopeless place, or has the real horror only just begun?

This wickedly twisted tale about oppression, rebellion and children, called The Animals and Children Took to the Streets from theatre troupe 1927, is now in Malta as part of its 42-week tour.

The London-based company specialises in combining performance and live music with animation and film to create magical, filmic theatre.

In 2010, it premiered this production in Australia at Sydney Opera House and the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne.

It then had its UK premiere at BAC in London, garnering widespread critical acclaim and winning the 2011 Off West End Award for Best Entertainment. It is currently on tour across the UK, Hong Kong, Jordan, France, Switzerland, USA, Spain, China and New Zealand among others.

In Malta, the show forms part of the Żigużajg Art Festival for Children and Young People, and is supported by The British Council.

The play, targeting teenagers, will be held at the City theatre in Valletta today, tomorrow and on Thursday at 7pm.

Free tickets can be collected from the Festival Information Point at Pjazza Teatru Rjal on Republic Street between 9am and 7pm. More information at www.ziguzajg.org or 2122 3200.

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