Will explains
The second act starts with Will describing how he ended up in Cittàgazze, how he saw a window in the air and decided to climb through it.
Synopsis - Part One Act Two
Flying to Svalbard
Lee Scoresby’s balloon is being towed by Serefina Pekkala riding on her broomstick. Serefina tells Lee that the Witches created the prophecy of which Lyra is the centre, and that ...
Captured by King Iofur Raknison
Lyra and Pantalaimon find themselves surrounded by bears. It becomes clear that they have been captured by Iofur’s bears and are being taken to his palace. Lyra ascertains that Lo...
Reunited with Lord Asriel
As they start to look for Lord Asriel they discover his servant, Thorold. They are led to Lord Asriel’s ‘study’. Thorold explains that Lord Asriel has been treated both as Pr...
Witch torture
Lord Boreal has arrived at Bolvangar to see Mrs Coulter. As they speak they are unaware that they are being watched by the witch Serafina Pekkala. A witch has been captured and tort...
Lord Asriel has taken Roger
Lyra is awoken by Thorold who has discovered that Lord Asriel has left with Roger. Lyra realises her father was waiting for a child to complete his Dust experiments. She alerts Iore...
Cities in the sky
The Aurora appears. Lord Asriel is there beside a sledge-cum-laboratory, which includes a cage in which Roger’s daemon, Salcilia, is imprisoned. Roger is tied up. Stelmaria guards...
An assembly of witches
The witches are joined by Lee Scoresby and they are talking about how the true meaning of the prophecy is contained within Lyra’s secret name. Ruta Skadi, queen of the Latvian wit...
Cittagazze
Lyra and Pantalaimon have tumbled through the Aurora and find themselves in a strange deserted city. They discover a young man called Will, who claims to have fallen through a simil...
Consistorial Court of Discipline
We are at an important meeting of church dignitaries. Mrs Coulter, Fra Paval, Lord Boreal and the President of the Consistorial Court of Discipline are present. Mrs Coulter is askin...
Shared secrets
Will and Lyra peer in to the window that separates their two worlds. They see and hear Will’s Oxford ring–road. They jump through into Will’s Oxford. They wander along the Oxf...
At the cuttings library
Lord Boreal has tracked Will down and he finds him reading a crucial article on his father. Lord Boreal is very intimidating and explains to Will he knows all about his father and t...
The Torre degli Angeli
Lyra and Will arrive at the tower in Cittagazze. An old man – Giacomo Paradisi – is at the top of the tower, fighting over a knife with an agile young man: this is Tullio. Parad...
End of Act Two
We see the witches, Lord Asriel and Mrs Coulter all caught up in their individual quests. The act finishes with Brother Jasper announcing to the President that he has used the aleth...