FIRESIDE

NIKKI & JD/ Lost Dog

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.

It was a fantastic, atmospheric, both tense and funny performance. The acrobatics was awesome
— Audience member
Fantastic entertainment, very funny, extremely talented guys! Well done!
— Audience member
  • Premiere: 2023

    Set-up: outdoor

    Running time: 45 minutes

    Touring party: 5

    Performance area dimensions: 10m in diameter

    Capacity: 250-2,000 depending on site

    Language: Fireside is available in English and French

  • 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.

  • Nikki and JD offer a wide range of wrap-around activities, including: post-show discussions, acrobatics workshops, dance workshops. Available for all ages and levels.

  • For more information, check availability, please contact Axel Satgé: axel@yelloweverything.com.

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