NOAH AND THE PEACOCK
A Zoom play for young peopleby Jeff James
Nottingham Playhouse 2020
Director Jeff James
Design Rosanna Vize
Sound Kieran Lucas
Cast
Gabrielle Brooks
Patricia Davenport
Bradley Foster
Danusia Samal
Kyle Soller
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Nottingham Playhouse’s virtual premiere of writer-director Jeff James’s Noah and the Peacock sets out a blueprint for making a live family show online in this period of limbo. It makes smart use of familiar technology, keeps the warmth and interaction essential to children’s theatre, and reframes a well-worn story with a message that will resonate with a young audience growing increasingly disorientated by school closures...
In the gallery view on Zoom we see a colourful assortment of bedrooms and living rooms, with audiences wearing animal onesies, face-paint and masks, which are downloadable from the theatre’s website (along with an activity pack). We are sorted into three different groups of animals – Aggie and I are “growlers”, Hilda is a “honker” – and it’s quickly apparent that making as much noise as possible is encouraged.
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