A pod of whales emerges from the central city …They are slow and majestic but also playful, diving and splashing together along the pavement, past cafes, across pedestrian crossings, all the while singing their whale song. They are trying to get back to the ocean, but before they can, they strand near the water's edge. For them to get safely into the sea, they need the humans to pull together, to keep them cool and keep their spirits up until they can be refloated. Can you lend a hand?
Devised by the company
Directed & produced by Claire O'Loughlin & Fiona McNamara
Wellington waterfront (NZ Fringe), 2014
Splore Festival, 2014
Picton waterfront (National Whale Centre opening), 2014
Auckland: Aotea Square, Auckland (Auckland Fringe), 2015Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival, 2015
Dunedin: The Octagon, (Dunedin Arts Festival), Dunedin
Wellington Waterfront (Capital E National Arts Festival), 2017
Edinburgh: (Edinburgh Fringe), 2017Kaikōura waterfront: (Shared Lines), 2018
Supported by Kākano funding.
"A remarkable happening"
THEATREVIEW
Spirit of the Fringe
AUCKLAND FRINGE AWARDS 2015
Best in Fringe, CNZ Award for Innovation, Fringe Outdoor Award
NZ FRINGE AWARDS 2013