Whas goin’ orn gal?

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The remarkable TRUE STORY of Sprowston Boy; athlete, companion and…well…horse.

Geoff and his childhood best friend grew up on Sprowston Road, Norwich. A sixth generation coal merchant and a salesman, they clubbed together to buy their ‘dream horse’. That horse was Sprowston Boy, and he went on to win the final and most coveted race at Royal Ascot ‘87. And was jockeyed by the first, and only, female to win it for another 32 years!
An underdog adventure with unlikely heroes, written by Geoff’s granddaughter. Pieced together using press cuttings, interviews, a scrapbook, and just a sprinkle of theatrical magic.

“You see, it is all true…well, most of it”.

Presented by Norfolk Arts Awards nominee The Whiting’s On The Wall. With original music by Skinny Boy Tunes, as featured on BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 6. Supported by Arts Council England, The Garage Norwich and National Horse Racing Museum. 

03.11.23 The Garage, Norwich, 19:30

Box office: 01603 283382 [BSL translated] https://www.thegarage.org.uk/shows/horse-play/

04.11.23 Wells Maltings, 19:30

Box office: 01328 710885 https://www.wellsmaltings.org.uk/events/horse-play/

07.11.23 John Peel Centre, 19:30

Box office: 01449 774678 https://www.johnpeelcentre.com/event/horse-play/

09.11.23 The Seagull Theatre, 19:30

Box office: 01502 589726 https://theseagull.co.uk/seagull_shows/horse-play/

10.11.23 Lakes End Village Hall, 19:30

Box office: 07977701497

11.11.23 Aylsham Town Hall, 19:30

Tickets purchased at JB Postle & Son, 32 Market Pl, Aylsham, 01263 733145

Also available ON THE DOOR

16.11.23 Westacre Theatre, 19:30

Box office: 01760 755 800 https://thelittleboxoffice.com/westacre/event/view/185937

17.11.23 Old Buckenham Village Hall, 19:30

Box office: 07880660444 / bookings.obvh@gmail.com

18.11.23 Sedgeford Village Hall, 19:30

Box office: 01485 570097

23.11.23 Diss Corn Hall, 19:30

Box office: 01379 652241 https://www.thecornhall.co.uk/shows/horse-play/

24.11.23 Sheringham Little Theatre, 19:30

Box office: 01263 822347 / www.sheringhamlittletheatre.com

25.11.23 National Horse Racing Museum, 14:30

Box office: 01638 667314 / info@nhrm.co.uk

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Keep troshun’ orn!

We completed a tour of solo show ‘Voices of Norfolk’ in Autumn 2022, supported by Arts Council England, The Garage, Norwich and Norwich Fringe.

Completely blown away by how wonderful the show is. Inventive, beautiful, poignant and sensitive

Audience member, ‘Voices of Norfolk’ 2022

It explores the unheard voices of Norfolk’s older generation through verbatim audio recordings and puppetry.

Director Daniel Burgess

Performer Katie-anna Whiting

Design Fern Blevins

Sound Design Mark Fawcett

Producer Zannie Fraser

You can hear the original audio piece created as a seed commission for Norwich Fringe in March 2021 here.

We are continuing our outreach projects, including ‘Tuesday Tales’, a story sharing workshop for over 70’s in partnership with Old Buckenham Village Hall.