Before we begin, I should warn you: This probably isn't going to end well...
But we still need stories about heroes.
Because there are still monsters that lurk in THE dark.
Beowulf is an interactive performance-game: you are invited you to explore the world of a legendary story from our ancient past… without leaving your seat. An evocative soundscape accompanies your journey through strange lands, discovering forgotten monsters and bringing a Viking hero’s tale back to life 1,000 years after his adventures.
Sit back and enjoy or actively take part in the decisions that guide the story… making each show unique, illuminating the original epic and asking why, after all these years, we still need stories to help us face our fears.
A bit about Beowulf…
Developed at Battersea Arts Centre with support from The British Library, Queen Mary University of London and The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, this adaptation presents the epic Beowulf - one of the oldest surviving poems in English - as a new performance-game. As in my other shows, the audience is in control, exploring a world of heroes and monsters and looking at the enduring power of stories.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through
Arts Council England.
Credits:
Adapted and performed by Seth Kriebel
Devised with and Directed by Zoe Bouras
Sound Design: Tim Howarth
Lighting Design: Kristina Hjelm
Poetry Advisor: Simon Mole
Dramaturgy: Peader Kirk
Running Time: Approx 60 min
Age suitability: 12+
Been and gone…
2019
Bedford - Fri 11 Jan > The Place
London - Wed 23 Jan > The British Library
Leicester - Thurs 31 Jan > Attenborough Arts Centre
Norwich - Fri 1 Feb > The Garage
Isle of Wight - Thurs 7 Feb > Ventnor Exchange
Walton-on-Thames - Fri 8 Feb > Riverhouse Barn
Oxford - Fri 15 Feb > The Old Fire Station
Folkestone - Thurs 28 Feb > Quarterhouse
Havant - Fri 1 Mar > The Spring
Maidenhead - Web 6 Mar > Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Chichester - Thurs 7 Mar > The Showroom
Leeds - Fri 8 Mar > The Leeds Library (presented as part of the Leeds Lit Festival 2019)
Slough - Sat 9 Mar > The Curve
Farnham - Thurs 14 Mar > Farnham Maltings
Hemel Hempstead Fri 15 Mar > The Old Town Hall
Lincoln - Wed 20 Mar > Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
Bordon - Fri 3 May > Phoenix Arts Centre
Aldershot - Thurs 6 June > West End Centre
Oxford - Sun 23 June > Christ Church (presented as part of the Old Norse Poetry In Performance conference)
Preston - Wed 17 July > Harris Museum
Birmingham - Fri 4 Oct > Midlands Arts Centre (presented as part of the Birmingham Literature Festival)
Petersfield, Hampshire - Thurs 7 Nov > Bedales Theatre
Colchester - Thurs 14 Nov > Lakeside Theatre
2018
Brighton - Wed 31 Jan & Thurs 1 Feb > Marlborough Theatre
Canterbury - Thurs 8 Feb > Marlowe Theatre
Reading - Wed 21 Feb > South Street
London - 14 - 31 Mar > Battersea Arts Centre
Plymouth - Wed 25 Apr > The House
The British Library, London - Thurs 22 & Fri 23 Nov > presented at the home of the original Beowulf manuscript during the landmark Anglo-Saxons Kingdoms: Art, Word, War exhibition.
2017
Suffolk - Sat 21 Oct > Sutton Hoo, the National Trust’s Anglo-Saxon royal burial site.
This production is supported by house.
house is an initiative delivered by Farnham Maltings and supported by Arts Council England to improve the range, quality and scale of theatre presented across the south east of England.
