2065 is a futuristic sensory extravaganza for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Frozen Light are specialists in making sensory theatre for adult audiences with PMLD and this is their fifth touring production.
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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.
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 believes 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.
In the making of this multi-sensory theatre production, Frozen Light explored the sensory environment of the show before developing the story and characters. Interested in experimenting with low fi props for high fi impact. 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.
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An audience member said “Outstanding, sensory, inclusive and relevant; Friendship and courage through adversity, so apt.”
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.
Amber Onat Gregory, Artistic Director said: “Being on the road with '2065' feels like an incredible privilege. Even though the story was written before the pandemic, the desire for community and celebration feels more poignant at this time. We began the development process before the pandemic and the show was finished in the pandemic - so to be on the road with the show now feels impossibly wonderful. Audiences have been thrilled to return to the theatre, and for many of our audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities, it has been the first time they've returned to live events since the start of the pandemic. It's also been very exciting for the company and the venues we've toured to, finally returning to theatres at what is an incredibly hard time for the whole industry.”
Lucy Garland, Artistic Director said: “Although set in a dystopian world, 2065 is ultimately a story of the power of people to change the world for the better. 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.”
The production runs for approximately 60 minutes and is aimed at audiences 13 +, although it does not contain inappropriate material for younger audiences.
Photo by JMA Photography
The production is touring throughout England, Scotland, and Wales during 2022.
Full tour list:
18th January – 22nd January 2022
Salford
The Lowry
0333 320 2838
25th January – 29th January 2022
Plymouth
Theatre Royal Plymouth
01752 267222
1st February – 4th February 2022
Taunton
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre
01823 414141
14th February – 15th February 2022
Dorchester
Dorchester Arts
01305 266926
17th February – 19th February 2022
Ipswich
The New Wolsey Theatre
01473 295900
23rd February – 24th February 2022
Malvern
Malvern Theatres
01684 892277
25th February – 26th February 2022
Doncaster
Cast
01302 303959
2nd March – 3rd March 2022
Cambridge
Cambridge Junction
01223 511511
4th March – 5th March 2022
Leicester
Attenborough Arts Centre
0116 3532455
10th March – 11th March 2022
Wolverhampton
Arena Theatre
01902 321321
14th March – 16th March 2022
Llanelli
Theatrau Sir Gâr: Ffwrnes
0345 2263510
22nd March – 23rd March 2022
Newcastle
Northern Stage
0191 2305151
28th March – 30th March 2022
Hereford
The Courtyard
01432 340555
31st March – 1st April 2022
Birmingham
Mac Birmingham
0121 4463232
6th April – 7th April 2022
Bungay
The Fisher Theatre
01986 897130
15th April – 16th April 2022
Derby
Derby Theatre
01332 593939
26th April – 27th April 2022
Great Torrington
Plough Arts Centre
01805 624624
29th April – 30th April 2022
Worthing
Worthing Pavilion Theatre
01903 206206
4th May – 5th May 2022
Glasgow
Platform Glasgow
0345 241 6253
6th May – 7th May 2022
Stirling
Macrobert Arts Centre
01786 466666
10th May – 11th May 2022
Scarborough
Stephen Joseph Theatre
01723 370541
12th May – 13th May 2022
Chester
Storyhouse
01244 409113
17th May – 18th May 2022
Barnsley
The Civic
01226 327000
19th May – 21st May 2022
Nottingham
Lakeside Arts
0115 846 7777
25th May – 26th May 2022
Aberdeen
Lemon Tree
01224 641122
1st June – 2nd June 2022
Wick
Lyth Arts Centre
01955 641434
3rd June – 4th June 2022
Inverness
Eden Court
01463 234234
For further information visit Frozen Light's website.
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| Photo by JMA Photography |
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