A Vanished Kingdom

Edit: regrettably, but understandably, the measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus have forced the cancellation of this event. We and Théâtre Volière hope that it will be possible to stage it in happier times.

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Through February and March this year, I have been working as part of a group of writers (including my wife, Erica Viola) with Théâtre Volière on a set of poems inspired by the traces left behind by Europe's lost empires and cities. Together, these traces of an imagined 'Vanished Kingdom' will conjure a culture that never was, and which yet feels very familiar. Coins, pottery shards, epic poems, spells, curses, folksongs, monolithic stones - our unreal land had none of these. Still, we will describe their ghosts.



On Monday 23 March 2020 we'll be performing 'A Vanished Kingdom' as part of the 2020 Marchland Festival at Canada Water Theatre.

A further performance of 'A Vanished Kingdom' will be taking place at the same venue on Saturday 28 March 2020, when Erica's and my own parts will be read by other actors.

For further details, including full details of the whole Marchland 2020 programme, and to book your tickets, click here.

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