Shadows of the Æsir

Details

Shadows of the Æsir tells the story of the old Nordic gods, as preserved in the 1000 year old Icelandic sagas. From when the nine worlds were first created through until Ragnarok, the story of the Norse gods will be brought to life by fifty unique shadow puppets de-signed and constructed for this performance.

Script adapted from ‘The Poetic Edda’ translated by Henry A. Bellows (1936)

Cast and Crew

Director/ Designer

Ethan Roos

Narrator

Ben Schofield

Narrator

Elsa Van Der Wal

Puppet Construction Assistant

Alex Dillon

Puppet Construction Assistant

Kathryn Weaving

Puppeteer

Michael Black

Puppeteer

Lucy Davidson

Puppeteer

Emily Ingram

Puppeteer

Katrina Woolley

Set

Nicola Farr

Tech/ Sound Design

Alex Greenwald