"Extraordinary... If Shakespeare, Ken Loach and Nick Cave went on a day trip to Great Yarmouth, SALT could be the result."
★★★★
The Reviews Hub
3-15 March Riverside Studios, London
‘I'm goin' out wi' th' Tide, old wench;
I came in on the Flood.
An' the Sea is streaked wi' Silver,
An' the Sun is red wi' Blood.’
The East Norfolk Coast. 1770.
Man Billy, a violent young fisherman, lives among the dunes with his domineering mother, Widow Pruttock, in a wild, brutal world ruled by superstition and the dark beat of the sea.
Into this savage life comes Sheldis, a travelling singer with supernatural gifts. As Billy's obsession with her grows, his mother, believing him bewitched, will do anything to break the spell.
Join three performers for a unique and immersive in-the-round experience, as they conjure a stark, mythic world of salt and song - weaving sea shanties, folk hymns and raucous dances into a mesmerising tale of magic, violence and tragic passion.
"A masterclass...stunning in its simplicity."
★★★★★
StageSide UK
"Daringly unconventional...an impressively audacious and original theatre work."
★★★★
Plays International & Europe
"Compelling and courageous theatre."
★★★★
Corr Blimey
"A visceral and haunting tale."
★★★★★
The Indiependent
"A beautiful, rugged and bewitching piece of theatre, SALT combines incredible acting with a fascinating plot and innovative staging to create a unique and visceral experience. It truly feels like a ritual is taking place."
★★★★
The Wee Review
"SALT feels less like a play and more like a thriving, pulsing entity unto itself, living, breathing and dying before the audience in an eternal cycle of nature's self-consuming dance."
British Theatre Guide
Cast
Emily Outred
Mylo McDonald
Bess Roche
Written and directed by Beau Hopkins
Producer Lucy Farrant; LJ Hope Productions
Composer and musical director Anna Pool
Movement director Lucy Cullingford
Lighting designer Tim Tracey
Re-lighting Lucinda Bray
Costume Amanda Harrold
Stage and production manager Lucinda Bray
Casting Cameron Culver
Graphic design Jason Booher and George Payne
Trailer Marcin Rodwell and Denzil Dean
Photography Peter Morgan
Original song Polly Wright
Original music composed by Anna Buttery, Mylo MacDonald, Bess Roche and Anna Pool
Cruel North Sea
A song inspired by SALT written and performed by Polly Wright
