Fireside
Gather around the fire and let us remind you of what it was to be afraid of the dark.
Don’t build the fire too high, sing too loud or laugh too heartily because he’s out there and he’s hungry.
The award-winning circus company Nikki & JD in collaboration with Lost Dog create an outdoor show that combines circus, dance, theatre and live music to re-enact the original horror story. The one about the monster, and the monster’s mother, and the dragon and the hero and the severed limbs.
Dark, comic and physically dangerous this is a modern re-telling of that ancient epic, Beowulf.
Cast: JD Broussé, Joana Dias, Nikki Rummer, Lawrence Swaddle.
Devised by Ben Duke and the Company
Director: Ben Duke
Designer: Sarah Mercade
Lighting Designer: Jules Young
Sound Designer: Samir Kennedy & Alberto Ruiz Soler
Movement Director: Temitope Ajose
Production Manager: Laura Overton Harvey
Production Consultant: Dave Sherman
Producer: Split Second & Lost Dog
Images: Pablo Herrera Pérez
With the support of Arts Council England and Timber Festival & Wild Rumpus CIC and Festival of Thrift.
Credits
Practical Information
Set-up: outdoor
Running time: 45 minutes
Touring party: 5
Exists in English and French
Participation and Engagement Activities
Nikki & JD have a wide range of workshops available on demand. Workshops are aimed at professional performers, and those that are new to the art form.
They also offer post show discussions with the director of the company and the performers. Get in touch with axel@splitsecond.org.uk to find out more.
Practical
For more information, discuss availability and bookings, please contact: axel@splitsecond.org.uk
