{"id":22774,"date":"2021-08-16T14:32:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T13:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/span-arts.org.uk\/calling-all-detectives-discoverers-and-those-who-dare-to-dream\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:22:42","slug":"calling-all-detectives-discoverers-and-those-who-dare-to-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/span-arts.org.uk\/cy\/calling-all-detectives-discoverers-and-those-who-dare-to-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all those who dare to dream!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=””][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][vc_column_text el_class=”colour”]Span Arts teams up with Taking Flight and LAS theatre to reintroduce families to theatre, indulge their imaginations and get kids and their grown-ups working together to solve a mystery in the great outdoors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lockdown has been, at best, a long hard slog for everyone. We’ve had no access to the things we love- restaurants, cafes, museums… and of course\u00a0theatre and family events. As the world begins to open back up, with light at the end of the tunnel for theatres and theatre fans alike, two theatre companies have teamed up with their venue counterparts to create The Curious Case of Aberlliw, an accessible outdoor digital adventure in three parts \u2013 to get those creative juices flowing as we prepare to get back into our beloved venues.<\/p>\n

Elise Davison, Artistic Director of Taking Flight explains \u201cWe really wanted to create something for families to enjoy together, to get outside and to problem solve.\u00a0 Over the last year, we have continued to work on productions using various digital platforms.<\/p>\n

We used the time as an opportunity to be able to explore ways of providing an equality of experience that isn\u2019t just streaming, that goes some way to create immersive events that can be enjoyed on a physical or digital platform or through a mixture of both.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Department of Strange Events is a concept for creating outdoor Covid-safe adventures for families with digital twists and turns. In The Curious Case of Aberlliw, a site specific adventure trail in Narberth over the August Bank holiday; families take on the role of new recruits to the Department, thrown in the deep end with the troubling news that a small town in Wales is suffering from a catastrophic, complete loss of colour.<\/p>\n

The three-part adventure begins with digital performance watched at home before the trail, where audiences are introduced to Huw and Nia, the only people in Aberlliw who haven\u2019t completely given up due to the lack of colour and aren\u2019t working from bed.<\/p>\n

We discover that they have developed a machine that they hope can restore the colour to Aberlliw, but that they need help from The Department of Strange Events to send the machine data to process samples of colours and texture found in nature to enable the plan to work. Participants use an app to complete puzzles and challenges, sending their answers and results to DOT, the machine back in Aberlliw.<\/p>\n

To keep the adventure Covid-safe, families will be given their own starting point and time slot meaning they can stay in their own bubble (up to six people from up to two families, children included). Adventurers are encouraged to dress up as their favourite detective, although it\u2019s not compulsory. Adventure completed, families head home for a final digital de-brief with Huw & Nia where they find out if they have been successful and if the colour has returned to Aberlliw.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”22622,22624,22626,22628,22630″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Tickets are now available and can be purchased here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

28th<\/sup> \u2013 30th<\/sup> August <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a35 per group \u2013 maximum of 6 per group <\/strong><\/p>\n

First performance starts at 10:30 am<\/strong><\/p>\n

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