A darkly comic tale of one woman’s supernatural emotional baggage.
Pioneering Great Yarmouth company Contemporary Ritual Theatre present their latest play WYRD SISTER, a darkly comic tale of one woman’s supernatural emotional baggage.
“The wheels on the wheelie bag are broken…”
Meet Angharad, a charismatic nomad and centuries-old witch.
Wandering barefoot over East Anglia, she drags behind her a wheelie bag filled with human heads – trophies she’s collected from lovers, friends and enemies – and passes the years ritually re-enacting all her most cherished memories.
But Angharad is not alone. No matter where she goes, she is always pursued by her ‘Shadow’, a terrifying creature intent upon exposing her darkest secrets.
Accompanied by live drumming, and blending slapstick, ritual and shamanic dance, WYRD SISTER is a haunting modern folk tale of the burdens of survival.
Pioneering Great Yarmouth company Contemporary Ritual Theatre present their latest play WYRD SISTER, a darkly comic tale of one woman’s supernatural emotional baggage.
Contemporary Ritual Theatre fuses the ancient and modern into a bold new form known as ‘ritual theatre’ – a visceral, immersive and rhythmical style that unites performers and audience in a single, unforgettable ritual. WYRD SISTER marks the company’s Ipswich premiere, and follows the UK tour of their critically acclaimed first project SALT.
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Cast
Bess Roche
Mylo McDonald
Ben MacDiarmid
Creatives
Written and directed by Beau Hopkins
Producer Amber Williams
Movement director Vanessa-Faye Stanley
Set designer Tom Robinson
Lighting designer Tim Tracey
Costume and prop team Bess Roche, Lucinda Bray, Amanda Greenway
Stage manager Saffron Paffron
Casting Cameron Culver
Graphic design George Payne
Trailer Marcin Rodwell and Denzil Dean
WYRD SISTER is supported by Arts Council England.
"A captivating, sometimes primal-sounding monologue, tense and comic, with gestures, dance and shamanic beats...WYRD SISTER is an enthralling performance."
Harbour Radio
'A masterclass...stunning in its simplicity.'
StageSide UK (Review of SALT)
'A staggering departure from traditional drama...a powerful, unforgettable achievement.'
A Youngish Perspective (Review of SALT)
'You will never have seen anything like SALT...Beau Hopkins's extraordinary play is strongly rhythmic, visceral, otherworldly theatre, and quite unforgettable.'
LondonTheatre1 (Review of SALT)
'Extraordinary...If Shakespeare, Ken Loach and Nick Cave went on a day trip to Great Yarmouth, SALT could be the result.'
The Reviews Hub (Review of SALT)
'A visceral and haunting tale.'
The Indiependent (Review of SALT)