![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I told him how the magical world of Masquerade had helped me survive childhood cancer. I emailed Eleyne and asked if she would mind passing on a message to Kit. To this day I don't know how, but she managed to track down an email address for Kit's wife Eleyne – a jewellery designer. My agent's assistant, Bridget, was the missing link. It was like I was hunting for the jewel all over again, only this time, the jewel was the author. Internet searches turned up very little information. I didn't even know if he was dead or alive. So when I was asked if I'd ever consider writing a play for families – a much-ignored demographic in theatre – Masquerade was the only option.īut how? I needed the permission of Kit Williams who, after the fanatical worldwide success of Masquerade, retreated to his life as a painter and inventor and doggedly avoided the spotlight. And now, as an actor and playwright, its fantastical musings are an ongoing source of inspiration. Filled with magic and science, fantasy and philosophy, Masquerade taught me more about the universe and its inhabitants than anything I've read since. Even the notion of hunting for the jewel was enough inspiration for me to start to heal. Masquerade gave me more than an elusive jewel. ![]() Perth was a long way from the burial ground of the amulet, but that didn't matter. Bounding to life: Masquerade by Kit Williams is now a play with live music. ![]()
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