Tag Archives: David Harradine

Inspired by the daily rituals of a child’s life…

And the Rain Falls Down is part of a trilogy of projects that have been inspired by the daily rituals of a child’s life.   Our very first project for children, Feast your Eyes, explored stories of food and eating, and broke the mealtime rule that you shouldn’t play with your food.  More recently, Brilliant explored the strange imaginings, beautiful dreams and powerful emotions that come to us at bedtime, when it’s time to turn out the light.  And the Rain Falls Down grew from talking about the pleasure and physical play that come from having a bath:  when water turns into a something to grab and pour and catch, something that changes form, that envelops and entrances, and something that always, always, eventually, trickles away.” Read more here >>

David Harradine, Direction & Design

And the Rain Falls Down runs from 24 February – 12 March

On Ageing – News From the Front Line!

(Written 4 September)

We’ve just finished our fifth week of rehearsals, and the show is finally beginning to reveal itself.  I never cease to be surprised by how bonkers devising is.  It’s a bit like looking for something in the dark, and not knowing what you’re looking for, and certainly not knowing where the light-switch is.  All you can do is hold tight, keep your eyes open and hope that you’ll see it coming, the show, the thing you’re looking for.

Now that we can see what On Ageing might be, it’s turning into a very exciting time, every day discovering new possibilities in the material, and new directions to explore, and digging deeper and finding more.

Watch this space – and who knows, by the 27th September we might actually have discovered the full magic of what this show wants to be…

David Harradine (Director of On Ageing)