BETWEEN WIND
AND WATER
A play for NowHeritage Theatre
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First performed July 2013
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CAST: Â Colin McAllister, Â Ashley Christmas, Â Annie Sanger-Davies, Â Timber Kelly, Â Emily Finn, Â Nate Stafford-King
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Director: Â Emma Golby-Kirk
Production Manager: Â Barbara Reed
Stage Manager: Â Robert Laws
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BETWEEN WIND AND WATER delved into the waterside heritage of Southampton and the Solent. Â Shipbuilding has gone from the city and the bustling docks have an entirely different character now that mechanisation has changed the nature of port work. Â But there are people who remember how it was when the water dominated the working life of the city and their memories are still vivid. Â
This play was developed following sessions with people who had worked and lived for the docks and shipbuilding.  It follows the fortunes of a family across several generations and their gradually loosening ties with the water – but there’s a deeper connection, the rhythm of the tides and the pull of the open sea, that can’t be washed away so easily.
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You can read more about the play and NowHeritage on their blog here
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rehearsal photos by Barbara Reed