area of science: Coral reefs

Synopsis

The Great Barrier Reef, 1995.

Meera is eleven. It’s her first sleepover. Strawberry Dunkaroos, Sega Mega Drive and coral fragment analysis descends into torch-lit storytelling from sleeping bags. Lights off. In the corner, Meera’s aquarium is beginning to glow. Outside over the reef, the Frogman hovers, looking for traces of a missing child. As police search lights refract through the ocean, the annual coral bloom is due, creating an underwater snowstorm. Time is running out.

A coming-of-age, supernatural thriller, this is a ground-breaking theatre experience, experienced in VR headsets and live theatre from double Fringe First-winners, curious directive.

Audience capacity of 60, all in synchronised VR.

About
a curious directive, Absolutely Cultured, The Deep aquarium, The Old Market co-production in association with Brisbane Powerhouse.

In Singapore during the Singapore International Arts Festival, Frogman will perform its 200th show.

2021

We are excited that Frogman is returning to Norwich for a set of shows in June / July this year.

Limited capacity due to socially distant seating: book your tickets below.


2019

28 - 29 December - LIFT, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
15 - 17 November -
Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou
27 - 30 June
- National Arts Festival, South Africa
28 May - 1 June
- Bergen International Arts Festival
21 - 26 May
- Singapore International Arts Festival
12 - 17 March
- Hong Kong Arts Festival
18 - 19 February
- Theatre Clwyd
14 - 16 February 
- Theatre Royal Portsmouth

2018

2 - 3 November - Cornerstone, Didcot
30 - 31 October - The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre, Havant
26 - 27 October - Harlow Playhouse
23 - 24 October - The Corn Hall, Diss
19 - 20 October - The Marlowe KIT
16 - 17 October - Reading South Street
12 - 13 October - Farnham Maltings
9 - 10 October- The Place, Bedford
24 - 28 October 2018 - UK/ID Festival, Jakarta Indonesia
17 - 21 October 2018 - Brisbane Powerhouse and Brisbane International Film Festival
11 - 15 October 2018 - Melbourne International Festival
26 - 30 September 2018 - Beijing Inside Out Festival
24-28 April - Norwich Theatre Royal
17-21 April - Arts Depot, London
4-14 April - Shoreditch Town Hall, London

2017

1-11 November -  Hull 2017 
23-28 October
 - Norwich Arts Centre
17-19 October Warwick Arts Centre
7-11 October  -The egg, Bath
4-6 October - Oxford Playhouse, Burton Taylor Studio
27-29 September  - The Junction, Cambridge
19-23 September - Theatre Royal Plymouth
5-9 September - The Old Market, Brighton
4-27 August - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Reviews

British Council Showcase 2017

'curious directive are theatre pioneers' - The Daily Telegraph

★★★★ ‘...touching and nostalgic.’ – The Independent
★★★★ ‘a 360 heightening of the senses’ – The Sunday Mail