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The Theatre Ballads
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The Theatre Ballads, which has been developed by Horse + Bamboo Theatre, will debut at Cecil Sharp House in London on March 23 with shows at Colston Hall, Bristol, on March 24 and The Met, Bury, on March 25.
The cast includes Steeleye Span, Albion Band and Brass Monkey’s John Kirkpatrick (melodeon, accordion and voice), Bryony Griffith (fiddle, viola, voice and piano) from the Demon Barbers and Scottish singer songwriter Ewan McLennan (guitar and voice). They will perform alongside Kate Locksley (voice and narrative presentation) and puppeteers Gretchen Maynard-Hahn and Ailsa Dalling.
The Theatre Ballads will combine visual theatre and folk music using voices, puppets, music and animation to portray the stories behind several traditional songs.
Songs that will be translated into performance include ‘The Female Smuggler’, the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a sailor to follow in her father’s footsteps, ‘Con Yo’ Help us a Bit’, a song about the consequences of the Lancashire mills closing, and ‘The Broken Contract’.
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), in partnership with The Met and Colston Hall, commissioned The Theatre Ballads with funding from the PRS for Music Foundation’s Talent Development Partner scheme
