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 |
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
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Carlos Trafic | – Direction |
| Peter West | – Music |
| Matthew Ridout | – Stage design |
| Sally Owen | – Actor (Maria Verucca -the Mediterranean) |
| Nola Rae | – Actor (Daphne Bunion -from Scotland) |
| Matthew Ridout | – Technician |
| October 6, 2002 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| October 5, 2002 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| 1996 – Oslo Nye Centralteatret | National premiere, Norway |
| 1993 | Worldwide premiere |
"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