Al Seed Productions and Vanishing Point present

Plinth

by Al Seed

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Al Seed’s wordless journey through human ways and history is delivered with a precision, artistry, and intensity that is often breathtaking" The Scotsman on Plinth

Renowned visual theatre maker Al Seed presents his latest striking work, Plinth.

A statue stands upon a plinth – a lightning rod for collective memory. Shocked into life, the statue descends into the war zone which surrounds it. Tormented by images of conflict, the statue battles to comprehend the world into which it has been thrust. As awareness grows, a monstrous transformation ensues.

Abstract, unearthly, and powerfully visceral, Plinth is a poetic exploration of statues as artefacts of war, particularly with reference to the archetypal figure of the ‘hero’. Within the performance, Seed reimagines the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur - perhaps the ultimate story of ‘hero’ versus ‘other’.

Plinth is the latest in a series of performances Al Seed has created around the theme of conflict and the politics of its remembrance, the last of these being Oog which won the Total Theatre Award for Best Visual / Physical Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe.
"★★★★★ Precision, artistry, and intensity that is often breathtaking." Scotsman

Access: suitable for non-English speaking and D/deaf audience members.

Age recommendation 14+
Running time – 50 mins (no interval) with an informal chat and Q&A session after the performance.