Brown and queer contemporary storytelling set to stunning live music
Fresh from a smashing run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, critically acclaimed storyteller Niall Moorjani (Mohan: A Partition Story) reimagines the folk classic Thomas the Rhymer in an evening of strangeness, sexy fairies and swearing. An original piece which explores queerness, Scottish race and gender identities through a medieval-inspired landscape. Set to a live and original score from Diana Redgrave, this is storytelling at its experimental best.
Originally commissioned for the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2022.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The Skinny
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Lost in Theatreland
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 'Storytelling genius', Scotsman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Broadway Baby
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Broadway World
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Fringe Biscuit
‘Genius reinvention of the form’ (Fringe of Colour)
Lyn Gardner's VAULT Festival 2023 Picks.
Artist info:
Niall Moorjani is a critically acclaimed writer, storyteller and theatre maker who has been described as "genius" by the Scotsman. They have performed all over the world and create for children and adults alike. Their work has won awards and been featured in the Guardian, the Skinny and BBC Radio Scotland. They are interested in queering and diversifying the landscape of myth and legend.
Diana Redgrave is a musician and storyteller. She has performed all over the UK including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Newham Word Festival and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival. Her work has been featured in the Guardian and Fest Mag. Diana Redgrave creates "a beautiful and magical atmosphere" (Broadway World).
Credits:
Created, written and performed by Niall Moorjani
Music composed and performed by Diana Redgrave
Directed by Minnie Wilkinson
Dramaturgy by Laura Sampson and Sanjay Lago
Sound design by Minnie Wilkinson
Date: Wednesday 18th - Thursday 19th October 2023
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Duration: 1 hour
Age Guidance: 15+ (Swearing, sexual references)
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