Riders to the Sea
Starting from
£15*includes booking fees but exclusive of any per transaction, collection, or delivery fees.
Captioned throughout, as part of the production design.
Recommended for ages References to trauma and grief.
Overview
Riders to the Sea with a new dramatic prologue and chamber orchestration by Michael Betteridge, performed by Manchester’s acclaimed LGBTQ+ chorus The Sunday Boys.
Seating for this show will be on Blackpool Grand’s Stage. All seating is unreserved.
A man haunted by the ghosts of his past, finds himself drawn back to his family home and the memory of a great loss.
Partnered with a new dramatic prologue, The Last Bit of the Moon, Riders to the Sea tells the story of a family, Maurya, Bartley, Kathleen and Nora and a seemingly inevitable chain of events.
Combining projection, recorded sound and live performance this is musical storytelling at its most visceral.
Riders to the Sea by Ralph Vaughan Williams and JM Synge in a new orchestration by Michael Betteridge. With a new dramatic prologue, The Last Bit of the Moon, composed by Michael Betteridge, and written by ArtfulScribe’s Community Sirens Collective led by Antosh Wojcik.
OperaUpClose in association with MAST Mayflower Studios present Riders to The Sea.
If you love Classical Theatre, see what else we have coming to Blackpool Grand Theatre this season HERE
Show information
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Captioned
At a captioned performance the words are displayed on a screen (or screens), placed near the stage or in the set and can be seen at the same time as they are spoken or sung.
