Project Detail

Museum of Austerity

Synopsis

A mixed reality exhibition that preserves memories of public and private events from the austerity era. Combining verbal testimony, original music and ground-breaking volumetric capture, this powerful documentary records stories of disabled benefit claimants who died between 2010-2021, inviting audiences to contemplate close-up the human impact of austerity.

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
30 min
Format
Mixed Reality
Director
Sacha Wares
Producer
Benjamin Jacob Smith, Meg Fozzard
Co-Producer
English Touring Theatre, National Theatre Immersive Storytelling Studio
Executive Producer
Sacha Wares (Trial and Error Studios ), Sophie Scull (ETT), Richard Twyman (ETT), Toby Coffey (National Theatre Immersive storytelling studio)
Production Designer
Miriam Buether
Sound
Gareth Fry
Composer
Adrian Lee
Principal cast
Shango Baku, Jenny Bolt, Gerard McDermott, Katie Matsell, Zoe Matthews, S.J. O’Kane, Lindy Pieri, Elliot Pritchard, Naima Swaleh
Specialist Advisor & Co-Editor
John Pring
Composer
Adrian Lee
Costume & Installation Designer
Miriam Buether
Sound Designer
Gareth Fry
Lighting Designer
Prema Mehta
Movement Director
Leon Baugh
Assistant Director
Hana Pascal Keegan
Casting Director
Amy Ball
Costume Supervisor & Stage Manager
Shannon Martin
Stage Manager
Alice Wood
Costume Supervisor
Kinnetia Isidore
Stage Manager
Shane Thom
Dog Handler
Robert Stuhldreer
Singers
Tim Jones & Jenni Roditi
All Seeing Eye
XR Developer: Clarice Hilton
All Seeing Eye
XR Developer: Robin North
All Seeing Eye
Technical Lead: Ollie Lindsey
All Seeing Eye
Technical Support: Roderick Morgan

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

English Touring Theatre

25 Short Street
London SE1 8LJ

National Theatre Immersive Storytelling Studio

National Theatre
Upper Ground
South Bank
London SE1 9PX

Sales Company

tcoffey@nationaltheatre.org.uk

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