Frozen Light Theatre return to The Courtyard this March with their latest production, 2065.
2065 is a story of rebellion set in the not-so-distant future, created for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). Set in the year 2065, the people of the city are being stifled under an oppressive regime made up of all-powerful corporations who have even banned music. A group of rebels who live outside the system believe things can change for the better and have a mission to remind people of a time when it was possible to thrive and bring music back to the city.
“Although set in a dystopian world, 2065 is ultimately a story of the power of people to change the world for the better.” Says Frozen Light Artistic Director, Lucy Garland, “It holds a lot of joy and celebratory moments and this felt important to share during the pandemic. It is the ultimate privilege to be able to join our audiences on stage and share the magic of theatre with them once more.”
Frozen Light is renowned for creating engaging and high-quality theatre for audiences with PMLD through combining multi-sensory moments, live music, signing and poetic language.
In the making of this multi-sensory theatre production, Frozen Light explored the sensory environment of the show before developing the story and characters. Technological and industrial multi-sensory props made from diverse materials were developed to tell the story and experienced up close in a one to one with performer and audience.
The soundscape has many textures; bass beats and vibrations that the audience can feel as well as hear, combined with synth sounds and, for the first time, a live brass duo.
The results of Frozen Light’s techniques in tailoring and curation mean that audiences, including families and carers, feel included in the work and all their senses are activated.
2065 will be in The Courtyard’s Studio Theatre on from Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 March at 11am and 1.30pm. To book tickets, or for more information contact the Box Office on 01432 340555.
