As the evenings draw in, and the nights grow colder, and following four successful sell-out performances of Dark Tales & Strange Sounds at Copped Hall, the team moves on to a yet darker new production. This time, we’re making use of much more of the Mansion, with performances happening in the Saloon, the State Hall, the Housekeeper’s Room, the Parlour and – of course! – the Cellars.
Featuring: Robin the Fog / Howlround, Gary Stewart / Dubmorphology, Julia Stallard, Sinister Masterplan, Dushume, Avsluta, Kate Carr, Mhairi Vari +++
This will not be a static evening. The audience will be free to move from room to room at will, choosing which performances to attend. This promenade-style event will occupy a variety of spaces in the Mansion. Storytelling will happen in the Saloon on the First Floor and in the Parlour on the Ground Floor. Other performances will take place in the cellars and other rooms.
Up for consideration are a chilling Edgar Allan Poe story, the grim tale of the Tolpuddle Martyrs and their farm at nearby Chipping Ongar, the exchange of the Two Graces on St Kitts, soundscapes of 18th Century life, and much more. You might even meet Lady Henrietta and the Housekeeper in person! Some of the performances will be based on original 18th Century documents from the extensive Copped Hall collection held by the Essex Record Office.
Returning for the show will be Sinister Masterplan (Laura Sampson, storyteller, and Sam Enthoven, Thereminist), actor Julia Stallard, and sound artist Gary Stewart with his extraordinary modular synthesiser. We’ll also have some fixed Sound Installations: Mhairi Vari promises ‘the trilogy of three and the power of whatever’ in the cellars; Robin the Fog / Howlround will reprise the Ruled by Darkness tape loops in the State Hall; Experimental noise and sound artist Dushume will provide new experimental noises and sounds; In the kitchen, deep in the cellars, Avsluta (Lucie Štěpánková) and Kate Carr will be creating new soundscapes based on found Copped Hall objects. The Bar will be open serving drinks, and a roaring log fire will warm you in the ground floor Servants’ Hall.
Tickets £20 – book online at: coppedhallevents.ticketsource.co.uk
Access to the Mansion is via the white gates in Crown Hill, Upshire Road (PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB THE LODGE RESIDENTS!) For Satnavs use CM16 5HR / What3Words: stow.crab.record
Robin The Fog 