By Isle of Wight Observer
A new theatrical experience combining live performance, music, storytelling, and wild food is heading to the West Wight this autumn.
The Harvest Moon, presented by the Somewhen Survival Society, draws inspiration from Isle of Wight folklore, hedgerow botany, and oral traditions, inviting audiences to an unusual evening, where theatre meets feast and folk ritual.
The production grew from a series of foraging walks, which encouraged local people to explore the Island’s hedgerows, wild food, and living folklore. Those ideas have now developed into a theatrical production, created by an Island-based team, with extensive national and international experience.
Audiences enter the curious world of the Somewhen Survival Society, an organisation investigating a mysterious place where past, present, and future appear to meet. They will share foraged food, stories and songs, encounter curious traditions and uncover fragments of a hidden Island history.
Behind the project are Peter Higgin, a founding member of theatre company, Punchdrunk, Olivier-nominated designer and visual artist, Samuel Wyer, international creative producer, Clementine Seely, and designer and art director, Sean Turner.
Peter said: “More than a theatre show, Harvest Moon invites audiences to gather, share food and stories, and step inside an unfolding piece of Island folklore.”
Following performances at Shalfleet Village Hall, The Harvest Moon comes to Niton Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30pm, before heading to Tapnell Farm on Saturday, October 3, also at 7.30pm.
Book on-line at iw.observer/harvest-moon.
Mal Butler