# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Bookbinder
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Event Description**: They say you can get lost in a good book. But it’s worse getting lost in a bad one…

An old man sits down to read the tale of an erstwhile bookbinding apprentice. As he speaks the story spills from the pages and into the bindery. The Bookbinder weaves shadowplay, paper art, puppetry, and music into an original dark fairytale in the vein of Coraline and Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell. 

First performed in the back room of a secondhand bookshop, it has gone on tour across Australia, South Africa, UK, Canada, China, and USA – from the attic of Aotearoa / New Zealand’s oldest bookbindery to the Lincoln Center, NYC. Its awards include Best Theatre and Best in the Fringe at NZ Fringe 2014, the International Excellence Award at Sydney Fringe 2014, and the Children’s Theatre Award at Fringe World, Perth in 2015.  From Trick of the Light Theatre comes an inventive one-man performance for older children and adults.

“A real delight” – The Guardian, UK

“Spell-binding storytelling at its purest and best…” – Theatreview, Dunedin

“A beautiful, articulate and engaging show that is as engaging as it is mysterious” ★★★★★ – alledinburghtheatre.com, Edinburgh
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/the-bookbinder/200029620207134
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 51

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://nz.patronbase.com/_TheMeteor/Productions/TRTW/Performances?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hamilton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hamilton
- **state**: WK
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton, New Zealand 3204
- **lat**: -37.79221
- **long**: 175.28738
- **full address**: 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton, New Zealand 3204, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Meteor (https://allevents.in/org/the-meteor/1087104)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton, New Zealand 3204, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Meteor
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Bookbinder ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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