About
Opening in an empty theatre with just a ‘ghost light’ on stage - the lamp that burns when a theatre is ‘dark’ - the ghosts of former actors emerge. They are ready to play. As they transform into the characters of the story they will be retelling, the magic of theatre begins.
Long ago and far away a King and Queen were placed under a spell. Fertility was disrupted. They called the Bluebell Fairy, but magic comes at a cost and woe betide those who do not keep their promises.
Weaving together plots and characters from ancient folktales, Bluebelle reminds us that life is shaped by the stories we tell and leave behind. It unravels our desires, our weaknesses, and ultimately our strength and ability to care for those born after us.
As one of the UK’s leading visual theatre companies, Theatre Re(The Nature of Forgetting) combines original live music with striking visual theatre to create world class, deeply moving, non-verbal productions about universal human challenges and the fragility of life.
Funded by National Lottery through Arts Council England
Co-commissioned by London International Mime Festival and The Point
Supported by Shoreditch Town Hall and University of Kent
Reviews
5 Stars
'A magical, mesmerising tale... Bluebelle is an innovative masterpiece.’
4 Stars
A rollercoaster of fear and love... There was a perfect synergy between the live music and the rest of the storytelling. Truly brilliant!'
4 Stars
Intimate, contemporary and haunting at times, Bluebelle is an imaginative piece of visual storytelling that draws you in with all your senses'
'There is something genuinely magical about the company’s new production: it’s got a warm twinkle and touches of wonder.'
'Big on atmosphere...The stagecraft is a delight... And the physical-theatre - grotesque witchery, swirling magicians, questing gallops, lonely wanderings - is the stuff of good storytelling'
Theatrical sorcery, searing music, startling visual tableaux, grace and passion - I hope this fairy tale has many many bookings all over the world’
Credits
Staff
- Conceived & Directed GUILLAUME PIGÉ
- Composer ALEX JUDD
- Composer HENRY WEBSTER
- Lighting Designer DR KATHERINE GRAHAM
- Costume Designer EMMA TOMPKINS
- Collaborative set and props design EMMA TOMPKINS, JOSEPHINE TREMELLING, DR KATHERINE GRAHAM AND GUILLAUME PIGÉ
- Dramaturg A.C. SMITH
- Animal Transformation GABRIELLE MOLETA
- Philosopher DR GRAEME A. FORBES
- Visual Vernacular ZOË MCWHINNEY
- External Advisers NOLA RAE MBE, JONNY COTSEN, CHISATO MINAMIMURA
- Costume Maker ROSIE WHITING
- Costume Maker JESSIE MCKENZIE
- Production Manager & Relighter ROSS HAYWARD
- Sound Technician & Stage Manager BENJAMIN ADAMS
- Devisers EYGLÓ BELAFONTE, CLAUDIA MARCIANO, GUILLAUME PIGÉ, ANDRES VELASQUEZ, CHARLES SANDFORD, RAMON AYRES, GIULIA DEL FABBRO, HENRY WEBSTER, ALEX JUDD, ZOË MCWHINNEY, EMMA TOMPKINS, DR KATHERINE GRAHAM, JOSEPHINE TREMELLING
- Actors & Musicians MARLIE JAMES, CLAUDIA MARCIANO, HENRY WEBSTER, ALEX JUDD, GIULIA DEL FABBRO, MARSHALL STAY
