image of storm sea. dramatic waves with large wooden sailing ship "The Nornen" with tattered black sails and strong rigging. Text in a free hand font reads All Hands!. It is the image from the Nornen Project All Hands! Show Poster

Between 3-6 August 2023 there were 6 performances staged at Marine Cove Gardens, Burnham-on-Sea

Now available to stream online!
All Hands! The Film

Wednesday 3rd March 1897. A date ingrained in the memory of Berrow Beach.

A date that gave Somerset a monument to treasure.

As a howling south westerly gale swept up the Bristol Channel, the Norwegian sailing vessel The Nornen got caught in the lee of the Lundy Roads. The anchor dragged. The sails tore. The cruel winds blew the crew between two treacherous coastlines.

When 10 men and a dog are caught in the eye of the storm, can a community save the day?

The story of The Nornen is one of community spirit, true courage, and battling the waves.

Featuring integrated British Sign Language, visual storytelling and live music, All Hands! is an original theatre production for the whole community.

Devised by the company

Creative Team

Producer: Corrinne Curtis

Co-Director: Bryn Holding

BSL Co-Director: Lynn Stewart-Taylor

Community Director: Daniel Hawthorne

Set & Puppet Designer: Sam Wilde

Costume Designer: Fiona McKeon

Composer: Arran Glass

Choreographer: Patsy Browne-Hope

Supporting Musician: Kit Massey

School Facilitator & Community Assistant: Rachel Cohen

Production Manager: Rachael Duthie

Company Stage Manager: Tim Norman

Production Assistants:

Natalia Lewis and Kevin Stratton

Marketing Officer: Nick White

Cast

Kieran Buckeridge

Stephen Collins

Matty Gurney

Lucy Tuck

Chioma Uma

Thank you to our Community Cast and the Unroyal Community Choir.

Thank you to our devising contributors:

Megan Brooks, Chloe McDonald, Emma Prendergast, Jamie Rea, Fiona Whitelaw

Producer Support

Anthony Clements, Dawn Curtis, Dale Curtis, Janet Adams, Joseph Cullen

BSL Interpreters

Ben Bridger, Anna Curd, Jennifer Goldsmith, Siobhan Green, Sharon Hunt, Karen Huntley, Vanessa Larkin, Megan McArthur, Liam McCabe, Heather McKerlie, Kathryn Neal, Jess Veal, Kat Wright