TWO MAJOR ARTS COMPANIES TEAM UP FOR ONE-OFF
GIANT OUTDOOR THEATRE EVENT IN YORKSHIRE AND LONDON
-on sale now-
Internationally-renowned Yorkshire-based theatre company Mind the Gap is preparing to present a giant piece of outdoor theatre that is set to be a world first BY the company known for its provocative and cutting-edge works.
Featuring a giant baby, 3D projection mapping, a cast of 100+ and an original music score, ZARA will perform in only two venues – Halifax Piece Hall, Yorkshire in April and Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, Southwark, London in May.
Julia Skelton, Executive Director of Mind the Gap said:
“ZARA is a huge-impact piece of outdoor theatre that has been four years in the making. We have brought together an international team of directors, choreographers, producers, designers, technicians, puppeteers, musicians and actors. Right now, there are hundreds of people working on the project in the UK and we are really proud to be the company behind the idea.”
Mind the Gap is collaborating with world-renowned outdoor arts specialists Walk the Plank who have created large scale shows for a host of celebrations including the XVIIth Manchester Commonwealth Games and numerous UK and European Capitals of Culture.
“I met Mind the Gap a couple of years ago and knew immediately that we should work with them,” says Liz Pugh Creative Producer of Walk the Plank.
“I was drawn to their work and their ethos; they are bold, inclusive, and are breaking boundaries. Walk the Plank make work in public space in order to reach and engage as diverse an audience as possible, as such we are thrilled to collaborate with a company so respected in the theatre industry and within learning disability arts.”
ZARA is the pinnacle output of Mind the Gap’s Daughters of Fortune project which explores learning disability and parenthood for a mainstream audience. It began with Anna, a forum theatre piece used for research workshops and was followed by Mia a production that has met with critical acclaim, featured at 2017’s Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival where it was the only learning disability theatre company to perform, and has toured to 24 theatres across the UK. ZARA brings this award-winning project to a large-scale outdoor audience.
“I believe theatre has the power to move hearts and minds, and with this international team of leading creatives, ZARA is going to do just that,” says Artistic Director Joyce Nga Yu Lee.
“Throughout our research, the stories we heard were tender, shocking, funny, poignant and everything in between; ZARA is a fusion of these complex and untold precious stories – and then supersized! It’s an unprecedented performance that puts learning disabled parents and artists at its heart and is guaranteed to deliver an unforgettable experience.”
Zara: Daughters of Fortune has a limited run in Yorkshire and London:
Friday 19th & Saturday 20th April 2019
The Piece Hall, Halifax
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park (home of Imperial War Museum), London
Friday 10th & Saturday 11th May 2019
Tickets are priced at £8 and are on sale now
Book online at www.mind-the-gap.org.uk/productions/zara–
Performance Listings:
ZARA: Daughters of Fortune
The Piece Hall, Halifax HX1 1RE
Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April 2019 at 7pm
Tickets: £8 / £28 for four people / £12 Balcony
Booking: www.mind-the-gap.org.uk/productions/zara
Age guidance: Family friendly
ZARA: Daughters of Fortune
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, Southwark SE1 6HZ
Friday 10th & Saturday 11th May 2019 at 7pm
Tickets: £8 / £28 for four people
Booking: www.mind-the-gap.org.uk/productions/zara
Age guidance: Family friendly