Photo: Ali Wright
Pied Piper is a raucous musical re-imagining of a medieval fairy-tale. Featuring a hugely talented cast of beatboxers, musicians and special guest performances from the local Bridlington community. An electrifying show of vocal wizardry for all the family.
25th September 1pm & 6.30pm
26th September 1pm
Bridlington Spa
It’s the eve of the mayoral election, and the kids of Hamelin aren’t happy. The mayor and owner of the local pie factory has imposed a music ban, and to make matters worse, there’s a serious rat problem. But, there have been whispers of a mysterious rat catcher in town… sometimes he plays a pipe…sometimes a microphone. Can this curious stranger help Hamelin to find its voice once more?
★★★★★
‘Brilliant. An old story made electrically alive’
The Stage
★★★★★
‘Mind Blowing… the space throbs with unimaginably complex harmonies and beats’
The Guardian
★★★★★
‘Tremendous’
The Observer
Listen below to feedback from our team and audience
Three community casts from Headlands Secondary School, Hilderthorpe Primary School and ARCADE's Spotlight Youth Theatre, had the opportunity to work with Conrad Murray (BAC Beatbox Academy's Artistic Director) and Alex Hardie (cast member) learning how to beatbox, before performing on stage with the professional cast for the public shows.
Credits
Concept & story co-created by Conrad Murray & Lara Taylor
Written, composed & musically directed by Conrad Murray
Co-Directed by Conrad Murray & Ria Parry
Movement Directed by Gavin Maxwell
Dramaturgy by Lisa Goldman
Set & lighting design by Ben Pacey
Costume design by Erin Guan
Sounds design by Ed Clark
rODIUM Ltd is produced by Impossible Producing
Original performers and devisers: Conrad Murray, Kate Donnachie, Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, Alex Hardie, Ananya Panwar, Aziza Amira Brown, David Bonnick Junior & Chris Maylor
Commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre, Gulbenkian Theatre, Belgrade Theatre, and ARCADE.
BAC & rOdium would also like to thank the following individuals for their generous support of Pied Piper: Eric Bensaude, Alison and Chris Cabot, Justin Shinebourne.
Funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Do It For East Yorkshire Community & Arts Grants, AMP, The Lords Feoffees, Theatre Works! and supported by Bridlington Spa.
