{"id":163,"date":"2025-02-19T12:37:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikitabala.com\/?p=163"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:38:10","slug":"theres-a-bear-on-my-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikitabala.com\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s a Bear on my Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By ross collins<br>adapted by toby oli\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">fuel theatre, southbank centre (QEH), and The Egg (Bath)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January &#8211; March 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Credits<\/summary>\n<p>Author and Artwork <strong>Ross Collins<\/strong><br>Adapter, Director, and Puppet Designer <strong>Toby Oli\u00e9<\/strong><br>Performers and Puppeteers <strong>Ailsa Dalling, Ben Thompson, Elisa de Grey, Fred Davis<\/strong><br>Set 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