What yew bin doin?
Developed through a series of interviews and community workshops held over a period of 18 months; and featuring stories of love, loss and Ron’s prize marrow! It is a rare archive of the everyday experiences of Norfolk’s older generation.
Performer/ Co-creator Katie-anna Whiting
Director/ Co-creator Daniel Burgess
Designer/ Co-creator Fern Blevins
Sound Designer Mark Fawcett
Producer Zannie Fraser
Puppetry Director Paul Preston Mills
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE CROMER, 2020
A journey of self-acceptance for a ‘normal for Norfolk gal’, where suitcases dance and pigeon’s talk!
Expect the unexpected…and some familiar soundin’ ol’ Norfolk folk.
Performer Katie-anna Whiting
Director Daniel Burgess
Designer Fern Blevins
Dramaturg Robin McLoughlin
Puppetry inspired by ‘object manipulation puppetry’ workshops with Rene Baker
Audio/ online content
Pigeon’s Eye View, 2020
We were commissioned by The Garage, Norwich to create an online comedy skit for their ‘Lockdown Lounge’ series in 2020. Mr Pigeon made another appearance in ‘Pigeon’s Eye View’, alongside a one-off performance of that well-known Edgar Allan Poe poem ‘The…Pigeon’
Performer Katie-anna Whiting
Designer Fern Blevins
Commissioned by The Garage, Norwich
Those orn us you p’raps can’t see, 2021
We were commissioned by Norwich Fringe in March 2021 to interview people aged 70+ in rural areas of Norfolk. This is a selection of their stories; from 60’s communes, to local jokes, neighbour’s knickers and eye operations…the result is a snapshot of rural Norfolk through the lens of its older residents. This became the foundation on which the show ‘Voices of Norfolk’ was created.
Created by Katie-anna Whiting
Commissioned by Norwich Fringe
Lockdown Mums, 2021
We interviewed a selection of ‘lockdown mums’ at Spunglass Theatre’s ‘First’s’ mother and baby groups in Brighton, St.Leonards and Bedford. The interviews were used to create an audio installation as part of a sharing of artist-led workshops with parents and carers. The above is a short clip from one of our groups…
Created by Katie-anna Whiting
Commissioned by Spunglass Theatre