Memorial

Details

Out of the darkness, a vast field of bodies emerges. At the centre of this universe, a woman stands as storyteller, her voice conveying the voice of a god, of the elements, of time itself, and of a thousand lives caught in visceral moments of war. All the while, a 215-strong community chorus moves as a haunting and uplifting presence across the stage, which evolves from battlefield to meadow to starlit sky. Stripping much of the narrative from the Iliad, Oswald's Memorial is an intense and urgent elegy for each of the 215 dead soldiers named in Homer's epic, one that transcends time to explore profound themes. In this richly layered theatrical experience, Alice Oswald's extraordinary poem is performed on a grand scale, brought to impassioned life inside Jocelyn Pook's transporting, otherworldly score.

Cast/Performers

Helen Morse

Creatives/Company

Author: Alice Oswald
Other(s): Chris Drummond (concept), Yaron Lifschitz (concept)
Music: Jocelyn Pook
Presented by: Brink Productions
Director(s): Chris Drummond, Yaron Lifschitz (movement), Benjamin Knapton (associate director)
Choreographer: Yaron Lifschitz
Design: Michael Hankin
Costume: Renate Henschke
Lighting: Nigel Levings
Sound: Jane Rossetto
Musical Director: Jonathan Peter Kenny