THE FORGOTTEN VILLAGE
A festive promenade performance that took place around Kingston, Surbiton and Tolworth in December 2020.
We wanted to put a little magic onto the streets in December 2020 so we created The Forgotten Village, a promenade performance around the local area. Our audience ‘bubbles’ met some famous characters from pantomime, folk stories and Christmas as they helped to bring a lost Traveller into the healing light of The Forgotten Village. The story celebrates kindness, warm heartedness and generosity at a time when those emotions and behaviours are most needed.
The Forgotten Village took groups on promenade routes allowing them to explore parts of their local area which they may not have visited before whilst creating new magical memories for them to carry. The routes in Kingston, Surbiton and Tolworth revealed a series of hidden locations where our audiences met The Traveller, The Fairy Godmother, The Ugly Sister, Rumpelstiltskin and the Wise Old Man who gave them a tale of kindness and magic to pass on to others.
‘Thank you for this, it has been truly magical and one of the best Christmas experiences we have had as a family. It reminded us of what is really special and important.’
– audience member
Featuring
Sarah Palette - The Traveller
Fionna Gough - The Fairy Godmother
Phoebe Hopwood - The Ugly Sister
Matt Colyer - Rumpelstiltskin
Tim Nixon - The Wise Old Man
Credits
Faye Morrison - Writer/ Director
Tina Dezart - Production/ Stage Manager
Robin Hutchinson - The Ideas Man
Elizabeth Wright - Designer
Lili Giacobino - Costume Designer
Daniella Morrison - Illustrator
Charlotte Trowse - Make Up Artist
Kay Galbraith - Contributor
Danielle O'Shaugnessy - Contributer
Kathy Boyer - Contributer
Charlotte Levy - Contributer & Photographer
Create 4 Mental Health - Videographer
The Incredible Seething Volunteers