for Simple8 - In association with Royal & Derngate, Northampton
“There she blows!”
October,1839. The Pequod is due to sail out of Nantucket and her skipper, one Captain Ahab, is in need of a crew. Seeking fortune and adventure, a humble schoolmaster named Ishmael ships aboard, joining a company charged with one task: to wreak revenge on the white whale that lost Ahab his leg – the infamous Moby-Dick. Ahab’s single-minded pursuit ends up consuming Ishmael, the crew and the Pequod itself.
The spirit and atmosphere of Herman Melville’s masterpiece – romantic, ambiguous, and rich with allegory – is gloriously captured on stage by the award-winning ensemble Simple8. Using some planks of wood, tattered sheets and an old accordion, the hunt for the most famous whale on earth is ingeniously brought to life.
Adapted by Sebastian Armesto
Director | Jesse Jones
Designer | Kate Bunce
Lighting Designer | Johanna Town
Choreographer/Movement Director | Rachael Nanyonjo
Production Manager | Phil McCandlish
Assistant Director | Lau Batty
Voice & Dialect Coach | Salvatore Sorce
Costume Supervisor | Victoria Youngson
Costume Supervisor | Nettie Johnson
Company Stage Manager | Matthew Harper
Deputy Stage Manager | Lottie McLarin
Wardrobe ASM | Alexandra Kewley
COMPANY
Mark Arends
Jonathan Charles
Hannah Emanuel
Syreeta Kumar
Hazel Monaghan
James Newton
William Pennington
Guy Rhys
Tom Swale
WINNER OF:
PETER BROOK EMPTY SPACE AWARD: Best Ensemble
OFF-WEST END AWARD: Best Ensemble
“Bold and brilliant”
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ★★★★
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