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Secrets of the Stour

Secrets of the Stour

A promenade, site-specific theatre performance that engages the audience in traversing a floodplain near the River Stour in Wimborne, on a quest to find out the rivers secrets. On the way, you will meet a series of colourful characters who can open portals and allow glimpses into the secret world of a river, provided you can guess the riddles and meet the challenges. Starting from a wake for a passionate naturalist, the action follows his grandchildren as they try to make sense of the modern world, beset by pandemics and environmental crises. The performance, which includes drama, dance, live music and singing, puppets and sound installations, is performed by an inclusive cast of all ages under the umbrella of Wimborne Community Theatre, celebrating its thirtieth year of outdoor, site-specific performances celebrating Dorset’s unique environment.

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6 - 9 Jul, 2022

Hosted by: Wimborne community Theatre and Millstream Theatre
Wimborne, Dorset, UK

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corpse road

Also known as corpse way, coffin route, coffin road, coffin path, churchway path, bier road, burial road, lyke-way or lych-way. “Now is the time of night, That the graves all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide” – Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream. A path used in medieval times to take the dead from a remote parish to the ‘mother’ church for burial. Coffin rests or wayside crosses lined the route of many where the procession would stop for a while to sing a hymn or say a prayer. There was a strong belief that once a body was taken over a field or fell that route would forever be a public footpath which may explain why so many corpse roads survive today as public footpaths. They are known through the UK.

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