Fishskin Trousers
by Elizabeth Kuti
by Elizabeth Kuti
Fishskin Trousers intertwines the haunting stories of three individuals from different eras in the fishing village of Orford, revealing their interconnected lives through folklore and history.
About The Play
About The Play
★★★★★ The Upcoming
★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ Time Out
Critics’ Choice Time Out
★★★★ Exuent
Using just the power of words and storytelling, Fishskin Trousers weaves together the haunting tales of three lost people from different eras, united by the common setting of the fishing village of Orford in Suffolk, its castle and its mysterious island, Orford Ness.
From the twelfth century, Mab gives an eye-witness account of the legendary Wild Man of Orford, caught in the nets of fishermen… Eight hundred years later, at the height of the Cold War, Ben, a young Australian scientist, hears strange noises on the Ness as he tries to fix the island’s radar system. While Mog, in 2004, is faced with a heartbreaking decision…
Suffused by the landscape and traditional folk tales of East Anglia, their echoing voices and stories reveal how deeply and intimately their lives touch each other, though decades – and even centuries – separate them… The production is complemented by the return of our FINBOROUGHFORUM, a series of events, discussions and debates, both on the play itself and the current state of new writing for the theatre in the UK, following every performance on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.00pm from 11 September 2013.