RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
DIRECTOR DESIGNER ANIMATOR
THE TIGER LILLIES
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - a 90-minute musical adaptation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s greatest work - the band collaborates with American visual artist Mark Holthusen to create a show that is somewhere between a baroque movie and a concert.
Vocals, Accordion, piano, guitare : Martyn Jacques
Contra Bass, Musical Saw, Theremin, Vocals : Adrian Stout
Percussion: Jonas Golland
Animation and Photography : Mark Holthusen
Lighting Design : Begoña Garcia-Navas, James Loudon
Stage Manager : Pete Sach or Rebecca Anson
Video / Light: David Bernard
Sound : Claus Buehler
REVIEWS
"The solidity of these materials and the intensity of their colours help build depth, a magical illusion paying homage to the mechanics of theatre but on a scale that could never normally be achieved" The Guardian
"with Mark Holthusen’s video animations projected on a gauze in front of them a screen behind. The effect is almost seamless" The Telegraph
"American visual artist Mark Holthusen to create a show that lingers between a Terry Gilliam-esque baroque film and a music concert." This is Cabaret"
Designed by Mark Holthusen, a three-dimensional and eerily realistic animation sees screens, props and pre-recorded footage fly across the stage, putting the audience into a state of awe."
“the disquieting humour and unsettling storyline makes the show hard to resist even if you cannot be sure of its exact nature.”
The band really do appear to be under the gorgeous turquoise sea, in a fiery, red-hot hell or mixing it quayside with the salts. In the very best sense of the phrase, you don't know where to look. Broadway World