Thin Air by Berlie Doherty

Cotton Grass Theatre presents: Thin Air

Tours Feb 8th - March 31st

 A young man’s dream of flight has ghostly consequences. Set in the shadow of two world wars, this haunting family saga is a tale of ambition and secrets and passion unspent.

 Thin Air is a new play by Carnegie award-winning author Berlie Doherty and presented by Derbyshire-based Cotton Grass Theatre. It is the supernatural story of a First World War fighter pilot who returns home from the horrors of the war.  He is in possession of a secret that will haunt his community for generations to come.

 Thin Air is set in the Dark Peak of Derbyshire and is inspired by the unique landscape, heritage and mythology of the Peak.  The play will use theatre, projected imagery and live music to tell its ghostly tale. 

 Thin Air resonates with the mysterious atmosphere of this unique corner of England. The Peak District is an ancient geo-political frontier, the border of Mercia and Northumbria.  It echoes with the stories of the many peoples who have lived, traded and travelled within its borders. In the last century it became synonymous with aircraft engineering: Rolls Royce at Derby, Barnes Wallace - born in Ripley; the wartime Dambuster practice flights over Ladybower reservoir and the many aircraft wrecks to be found on the forbidding slopes of Kinder Scout. This rich history is captured in the words and action of the play.

 Thin Air will appeal to an adult audience (post 14 years).

 Visit this page of our website:

www.cottongrasstheatre.co.uk/thin-air.html where you will find a list of ticket booking pages for all the venues.

Poet - Kevin Fegan
Choreographer - Rachel Huyton
Dancers - Joanna Geldard, Jane McMullan and Rose Huyton
Music - "When I am laid in earth" by Henry Purcell and "In your eyes" from New Blood album by Peter Gabriel

 Déda, Chapel Street, Derby, DE1 3GU
Box Office: 01332 370911
Web: www.deda.uk.com