And the Ship Sailed On

And the Ship Sailed On with Nola Rae and Sally Owen; directed by Carlos Trafic: An ocean liner steams toward the horizon. In a forgotten cabin, two women discover the true meaning of space invasion. Both have things to hide ...and no place to hide them. Both want to start shiny new lives. Both are wondering if they will ever survive the journey.

Information

(Objekt ID 8606)
Object type Production
Premiere 1993
Produced by London Mime Theatre
In collaboration with The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)
Audience Adults, Youth, Children
Keywords Physical theatre, Puppetry, Comedy, Dance, Dance theatre, Clownery
Running period 1993  
Duration 85 minutes
Website Nola Rae

Requirements to venue

Minimum stage width 8m
Minimum stage depth 6m
Blackout No
Rigging time 360 minutes
Downrigging time 60 minutes
More

And the Ship Sailed On by Nola Rae and Sally Owen was performed without words, but through character play, object manipulation, tangos, highland flings, flying salamis and finally flying knives.

Nola Rae and Sally Owen performed And the Ship Sailed On at at Oslo Nye Teater in 1996 and at The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) in October 2002.

Source: Nola Rae, nolarae.com, 09.11.2010, http://www.nolarae.com/ShipPage.html

Contributors (6)
Name Role
Carlos Trafic – Direction
Peter West – Music
Matthew Ridout – Stage design
Sally Owen – Performer (Maria Verucca -the Mediterranean)
Nola Rae – Performer (Daphne Bunion -from Scotland)
Matthew Ridout – Technician
Performance dates
October 6, 2002Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) Show
October 5, 2002Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) Show
1996Hovedscenen (The Main Stage), Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) National premiere, Norway
1993 Worldwide premiere
Press coverage

"Women aren't funny. This is something claimed by critics who obviously have never seen Nola Rae and Sally Owen."

Baseler Zeitung

"Eighty-five minutes of non-stop story telling without a word being uttered? Sheer theatrical magic!"

Evening Herald