All hands on deck
It took 20 pairs of hands (attached to 20 Year 8
students) to bring Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of
the Ancient Mariner to life.
Adapted by our staff, the script called for an
expressive soundscape, strong physical performances
and narrative voices, haunting puppetry and bold
instrumentation. (So bold that one pair of hands learnt to
play the accordion from scratch!)
Although the poem was presented as a radio
drama, evocative audio was reinforced by striking
visuals. In our Drama Studio, what the audience heard
was strengthened by what it saw. So what it experienced
was immersive and emotionally charged. Just as it was
for the online audience to whom the performance was
streamed live.