- Dates Mon 31 Jan 2022 - Wed 02 Feb 2022
- Location Free broadcast
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Running time
60 mins
“If you listen, really listen, you’ll hear that river calling to you Sammy.”
This free production will be broadcast through the School’s YouTube channel.
Fancy entering a drawing competition? Download a Sammy & The Sea Morgans worksheet here.
Devised by Liz Felton and the Company
Directed by Liz Felton
Suitable for all ages
Join young Sammy on the adventure of a lifetime, swimming through the mythological past of Bristol’s landscape. There are lessons to be learnt in the unlikeliest of places; from competitive giants, ghostly sea captains and the elusive and haunting Sea Morgans.
This brand-new play for children ages 7-11 explores some of Bristol’s legends, in an accessible, entertaining tale. Expect physical storytelling, puppetry, vocal wizardry and more. All aboard!
Cast
Sammy Banks Lucy Pascoe
Sea Dog Tommy Bell
A Suspicious but Officially Dressed Man Archie Fisher
Mother / SSGB Ensemble Gaia Ashwood
Father / SSGB Ensemble Kurtis Thompson
Neighbour / Video-game Sammy / SSGB Ensemble Anna Murphy
School Friend / Captain Gray Conor Doran
Bully / SSGB Ensemble Louise O’Dowd
Goram Peter Burley
Ghyston Ephraim Sampson
Princess Avona Assa Kanoute
Shanty Crew
Kerr Louden
Petra Joan-Athene
Sophie Charlton
Creative Team
Director Liz Felton
Liz Felton is a specialist in devised theatre and works with the students to create new writing, self stories and performances for a family audience. She is Artistic Director of The Story Cellar and works across Bristol as a theatre Director and storyteller.
Assistant Director and Musical Director Yuxuan Liu
Set, Puppetry & Prop Designer Fiona McKeon
Co-Costume Designers Fiona McKeon & Georgina Vasey
Assistant Voice & Dialect Coach Zoe Littleton
Production Manager Steve O’Brien
Assistant Production Manager Joe Culpin
Stage Manager & Floor Manager Adam Mulligan
Deputy Stage Manager & Gallery PA Tabitha Dodds
Assistant Stage Manager Millie Edinburgh
Construction Manager Karris Holm
Prop Makers Lewis Bamford, Ellie Condon, Jessica Manley, Lydia Morgan, Lola O’Donoghue
Puppet Maker Neamh Campbell
Costume Supervisor Susie Pearce
Costume Assistants Shanice Dacres, Elle Duncan, Jo Kenney, Arthur Wyatt
Lighting Designer Spencer Cash-Archer
LX Operator Lewis Bamford
Sound Mixer Jude Fulwood
Camera Operators Millie Edinburgh, Elspeth Goodman & Lydia Morgan
Broadcast Engineer Dave Taylor
Production photography by Ed Felton
