Taniwha Thames
From: Tuesday, 15th November 2011
To: Saturday, 3 December 2011
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Synopsis
A sea-monster, a water-spirit, a shape shifter, watching you, calling you, calling us. There is a Taniwha in the Thames. It is something like, yet not quite like, the Maori water spirit of legend. It swims the Effra, the Fleet, the Peck, the rivers of London hidden and exposed. It does not need us, but it likes our attention, feeds on our interest. And its intentions are not always good. The Taniwha knows the mysteries of London and the folklore of the city. It knows your secrets and darkest fears. It is the pull of this dirty and excessive city when you yearn for another home. It is the feeling in the dark places, quiet corridors, long alleyways, of knowing that someone - something - is just ... over ... there.
Our Review:
18 November 2011
Ovalhouse’s Lady-led season continues apace with another lyrical, water based production. Taniwha Thames carries a mythical sea creature from New Zealand deep into the flow of the River Thames and onto the stage.
Under the direction of Stella Duffy, members of Shaky Isles Theatre have written and devised a piece in which the themes of belonging and home are drawn out using an Open Space approach and Maori mythology. The production unfortunately suffers from this unstructured approach and it becomes insular and tepid.
Duffy opens the show by inviting audience members to partake in a toast with a shot of “Thames water” to remind us that “we’re all in it together.” The set, draped in two sail white sheets then welcomes the arrival of the Taniwha in the 1800s. It submerges itself into the Thames and pulsates through the lives of a group of Londoners. These newly arrived citizens grapple with the idea of home, belonging and the pull...
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Shaky Isles Theatre (Company)
Stella Duffy (Director)
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