For the first time in its 18-year history, Redmoon Theatre has remounted a show, Hunchback, first staged in 2000. Hunchback boils Victor Hugo’s monumental novel, Notre Dame de Paris, down to 90 nearly wordless minutes, with only a smattering of narration from a character representing Hugo himself. Redmoon distills the complex story into cinematic images and emotional high points using various techniques of puppetry, masks, music, mechanical devices, pop-up scenery and so-called ‘crankie’ scrolling dioramas to create an intense and elaborate yet intimate spectacle—one that WCT critic Scott Morgan calls ‘amazing theatrical magic that tickles the imagination.’ Hunchback continues at Redmoon Central, 1463 W. Hubbard, through Jan. 20; 312-850-8440; $15-$35. Photo by Sean Williams