10-26 May
Become a FriendStory Machine in collaboration with Elizabeth Lewis Williams
Deception Island
Step inside an exact replica of an Antarctic hut and be transported to Deception Island, a tiny caldera in the Antarctic Ocean, battered by the fiercest seas in the world and shaken by volcanic activity. Here the rusting remains of industrial whaling and a seabed littered with whalebones testify to mankind’s greed and brutality. But the island is also an outpost of scientific exploration, a witness to human attentiveness and fortitude.
Deception Island summons a remote frontier where climate and months of winter darkness impose a kind of perpetual lockdown. As the ship carrying the author’s father edges through the basalt cliffs into the calmer waters of Deception Island, the island’s many voices, human and non-human, begin to speak.
Prepare to embark on an immersive poetry, sound and film expedition like nothing you have been on before.
‘What a gorgeous thing’ Sarah Perry
‘An amazing wonderful experience!! The sound of the wind – all so atmospheric! I Loved the hut!!’ Audience member
Important information
Duration: 40 minutes
Tickets
Essential Companions: Any audience member requiring an essential carer/companion can get one free ticket. Relevant discounts or concessions still apply to the paid ticket.
Select a performance
Wednesday
25 May
12:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
01:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
02:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
03:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
04:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
05:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
06:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
07:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
08:00 pm
£5.00
Wednesday
25 May
09:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
12:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
01:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
02:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
03:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
04:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
05:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
06:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
07:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
08:00 pm
£5.00
Thursday
26 May
09:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
12:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
01:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
02:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
03:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
04:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
05:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
06:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
07:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
08:00 pm
£5.00
Friday
27 May
09:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
12:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
01:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
02:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
03:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
04:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
05:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
06:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
07:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
08:00 pm
£5.00
Saturday
28 May
09:00 pm
£5.00
Image credit: Masthead © Adam Barnes
Presented by Story Machine in collaboration with Elizabeth Lewis Williams. Funded by Arts Council England through National Lottery Project Grants.