TOURING
GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
"Beyond Words' approach unearths something inside the language. Every gesture is created with stunning exactitude but it also has a wild strangeness that brings the book's emotional and animal music thrillingly alive."
- Max Porter
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers reimagines Max Porter’s celebrated novel through an evocative interplay of words and bodies, rendering grief as fully kinetic and alive.
Combining movement, an original score and striking visual design, the production offers an immersive interdisciplinary theatre experience exploring loss, resilience, and the messy realities of grief. Developed with wellbeing at its core, the work is supported by a dedicated team to ensure audiences can engage with this emotionally complex material in a safe and supported environment.
We are pleased to offer a limited number of free and discounted tickets to ensure this work is accessible to those who may benefit from attending.
Cast & Creative Team
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Direction & Choreography: Helen Calcutt
Producer: Callum Holt
Wellbeing Manager: Olivia Elford
Rehearsal Direction: Ayesha Fazal
Dramaturg: Shelley Eva Haden
Musical compositions: Dominic O'Sulivan, Jobe Baker Sullivan, Barnaby Taylor,
'Temple:' Written and performed by Jean du Voyage, courtesy of Jarring Effects
Musical edits: Anna Russel-Price
Production Manager: Helen Mugridge
Lighting Design: Jason Addison
Set & Costume Design: Emma Williamson
Marketing Management: Julia White
