23rd August 2024, 7.30pm
Folk and Fable Festival, Battle, Market Square.
21st – 23rd March 2024, 7.30pm
Stables Theatre, The Bourne, Hastings TN34 3BD
“Another thread woven into the tapestry of Hastings”
Ploughing The Salt Sea is a solo autobiographical music theatre show, drawing on Bev Lee Harling’s recently discovered rich heritage of centuries old, fishing family roots in Hastings. The narrative, drawn from the suds of the Old Town Wash House, told through the eyes of the overlooked women, seeks to rewrite their stories of boats lost at sea and local life, back into our current consciousness through original and traditional folk song.
While the obvious themes are fishing-community related, the show also connects universally to women, secrecy, loss and finding your own voice.
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Written and performed by Bev Lee Harling
Directed by Dr. Mo Cohen
Set, Video & Costume Design: Simon Daw
Choreography: Arthur Pita
Sound Design: Frank Moon
Lighting Design: Jonathan Richardson
Creative Producer: Mae Dewsbery
Audience Feedback:
“Bev’s delivery and writing was exceptional … and the very wonderful and unique way Bev’s vocal melodies dance along with her instrumental lines”
“Wonderful, touching, funny, intimate!”
“Beautiful simplicity. A small but also a universal tale. You totally invited us into your story and it felt so special.”
“Very personal and poignant but with great humour”
“A vivid alive portrait of a small town told through beautifully realised character studies”
“Loved the characterisation and the intimacy, and of course, the marvellous, marvellous music”
“Like all great stories it radiates authenticity”
Stables Theatre
Brighton Fishing Museum
Ropetackle Arts Centre
Ellen Terry Theatre
Ashburton Arts Centre
Hastings Sea Angling Association
Hastings Storytelling Festival
Shambala Festival
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http://www.buymeacoffee.com/bevleeharling
