Newnham Site-Specific Theatre presents...
NeSST Presents: The Ash Tree
18:30, Sat 20th – Mon 22nd June 2026 at Newnham College Gardens
Easter Week 7 to May Week
The summer solstice: Drought has come and the fenlands are draining. In a wood at the edge of the marsh, a group of travelling musicians camp for the night and tell each other stories. Weatherall and Rambler are wandering through the dark searching for a nook to sleep in. A fen ferryman and an amber collector turn them away and confusing directions are given by a pair of blues-playing bees. At a house among the trees, a newlywed couple furnish the wanderers with the last of their food and water. But something strange is happening: wine cups refill themselves, platters multiply, and crumbs turn into three-tiered cakes.
The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a roaming folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root.
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Get involved with NeSST Presents: The Ash Tree:
NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026.
The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice.
We are looking for a costume designer , assistant costume designer , assistant producer , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing
For more details, read the full advert or contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00.
NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer , assistant costume designer , assistant producer , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing
For more details, read the full advert or contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00.
NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer , assistant costume designer , assistant producer , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing
For more details, read the full advert or contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00.
NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer , assistant costume designer , assistant producer , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing
For more details, read the full advert or contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00.
NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer , assistant costume designer , assistant producer , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026.
APPLICATION PACK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing
For more details, read the full advert or contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00.
