A Heart at Sea
by A Heart at Seachildren-and-family, theatre
An epic musical folktale told on a miniature scale.
about the production
Haunting original live music breathes life into the story of a Boy who bottles up his heart and throws it into the sea. A large, wooden, beautifully carved pop-up book on which puppets roam, accompanies these echoing soundscapes. Join our hero as he is thrown into a wild journey of discovery and danger to recover his missing heart. A Heart at Sea is the collaboration between indie-folk artist Avi Simmons and visual artist Peter Morton. It is a piece of stunning visual storytelling set to atmospheric musical performance that will resonate with all ages.
about the artist
A Heart at Sea is the collaboration between indie-folk artist Avi Simmons and visual artist/puppeteer Peter Morton. Both Kent based the piece was grown through a love for storytelling, music and puppets.
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stage dimensions
width: 4 metres
height: 2 metres
depth: 4 metres
The show is designed to be small and flexible spaces.
Minimal Sound requirement:
Sound System to support 2mics and Guitar; these are mixed on stage
in a loop pedal and there is a standard jack output on this loop pedal.
One Fold-back speaker.
Minimal Lights requirement:
A general wash focused onto stage area. More detailed and complex
plans are available on request.
Our target audience is families in so much it can be enjoyed by those of all ages.
We have targeted live music audiences due to the heavy presence of the live folk music in the show. The beautiful visuals and storytelling nature of the show appeals to theatre and visual art based audiences.
“You’ve shared with us all a more refined existence, come again and share some more.”
“amazing and creative puppetry, loved the singing and lyrics"
"Very expressive story telling"
A lot of the story is communicated through visuals and therefore non-english speaking audiences would still be able to enjoy the show.
Due to the small flexible of the show in terms of space and technical requirements it makes the show accessible to a wide range of performance spaces.
We do offer a puppet making workshop in which participants create a puppet similar to that used in the show. (Suitable for ages 4+, approx. 1hr, cost +£100 onto show fee)
Post show talk can be offered on request.
Standard Fee for 1 show on 1 day: £500
This fee is negotiable through details of accommodation and travel. Also the addition of extra shows on the same day (up to 3).
