Past shows by Newnham Site-Specific Theatre
Play-Reading: Skalagrimson
October 2026East, West. You’ll follow us blindly Skalagrimson is a hypnotic new folktale rooted in the Icelandic saga tradition, shot through with puppetry, movement, live foley, and music. Magnus Skalagrimson tries not to hear the work songs his tenants sing as they fell the last trees in freezing valley he owns. At night he is plagued by strange dreams: shadows linger at his door, woven tapestries spring to life, and crows cling to his fingerbones.NeSST Presents: The Ash Tree
June 2026The 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. Tickets: https://NeSSTPresentsTheAshTree.eventbrite.co.uk