Ragnarok
Tortoise in a Nutshell
in co-production with Figurteatret i Nordland and in association with MacRobert Arts Centre
Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) 2024
Winner Best Technical Presentation
Winner Best Music and Sound, Jim Harbourne
Nominated Best Design, Arran Howie and Simon Wilkinson
Nominated Best Production
Reviews
‘breaks the heart, and challenges the conscience’
The Scotsman / Joyce McMillan (4 stars)
‘an enchanting performance piece which encapsulates all that is fantastic about visual theatre in Scotland’
Fringe Review / Donald Stewart
‘a performance unlike anything you have seen before’
Brig Newspaper / Isla Harper (5 stars)
‘a multi-sensory masterpiece of storytelling’
Lisa in the Theatre / Lisa Rusling (5 stars)
‘one of the most astute productions conceived – with a steady thumb on the pulse of the world’
Corr Blimey / Dominic Corr (5 stars)
‘a deeply moving story of despair and hope…told with unforgiving clarity through image and sound, and delivered with enormous restraint and subtlety.’
The Arts Desk / Dominic Kettle (5 stars)
‘Astounding and inspiring’
A Young(ish) Perspective / Cosette Bolt
‘A singular theatrical experience’
The Quinntessential Review / William Quinn (4 stars)
‘next-level storytelling, deeply disturbing and organised down to the last detail’
All Edinburgh Theatre / Thom Dibdin (4 stars)
‘a deeply textured and visually and musically unique production, a show not to be missed that will live long in the memory.’
North West End UK / Greg Holstead (5 stars)
‘A unique piece, built around superlative visuals and choreography’
The Stage / David Pollock (4 stars)
‘Ragnarok is, surely, one of the most original, technically accomplished and brilliantly realised pieces of theatre to be created for the Scottish stage in recent times’
The Sunday National / Mark Brown
‘a puppet show unlike anything I’ve ever seen’
The Courier & Advertiser / David Pollock
2024 Credits
Direction: Alex Bird
Performers/Devisers: Jessica Innes, Emily Nicholl, Jim Harbourne and Dylan Read
Associate Performer/Deviser: Shakara Rose Carter
Voiceover Artists: Jamie Robertson, Ally Baird, Diane Brooks, Jim Harbourne, Martin MacLennan, Catherine-Star Blanchford, Jason Stewart-Evans, Josh Thompson, Ellie Hunter, Ella Buchanan, Amy Walker, Morven Fyffe
Associate Artist: Melanie Frances
Dramaturg: Nicola McCartney
Designer/Maker: Arran Howie
Lighting & Video Designer: Simon Wilkinson
Composer/Sound Designer: Jim Harbourne
Sound Design Consultant: Kev Murray
Production Manager: Elle Taylor
Technical Manager: Josh Brown
Touring Head of Stage: Toby Macfarlane
Producer: Emma Stewart-Jones
Community Coordinator: Hannah Draper
Set and Prop Makers: Guy Bishop and Val Reid