Old Trout Puppet Workshop goes dark with Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky
When: Feb. 6-17, 8 p.m.
Where: York Theatre
Tickets: from $22, tickets.thecultch.comNever let it be said that Old Trout Puppet Workshop shies away from obscure theatrical traditions.
For Jabberwocky, the Calgary-based company pairs Lewis Carroll’s titular poem with 19th-century toy theatres and scrolling panoramas.
“We’re basically puppeteering illustrations,” said Old Trout co-founder Judd Palmer. “In overall effect, it’s a pointlessly laborious v