GDIF 2024 | London’s free, annual outdoor performing arts festival 23 August-8 September 2024
This Woven O
2 - 4 September | 1pm, 3.30pm & 6.30pm | Dial Arch Square, Royal Arsenal Woolwich SE18 6FL
What to Expect: Great for Kids | Participate | Sensory spectacle
Tickets: Free
Part sculptural installation, part theatre arena, enter a magical circular sanctuary, woven entirely from willow.
Disabled artist Oliver Macdonald’s exquisite artwork becomes the setting for Tales from The Woven O, a specially commissioned programme of accessible theatre and storytelling from Graeae, the UK’s leading disabled-led theatre company.
Discover the transformative power of nature in a unique feast for the senses that will immerse you in reflections of the past, present and future.
Through spoken word, movement, and tactile interactions, alongside a beautiful soundscape, you’ll have the opportunity to move in a moon dance, touch butterfly wings and listen to wild secrets from the earth. All performances will be accessible with BSL and audio description.
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More information on This Woven O
How to attend
This Woven O is free to attend.
Site Access
There is level access across all sites.
On-site walking distances
Minimal.
Accessible Toilets
Woolwich Works.
Blue badge parking
Heritage Centre Car Park, Warren Ln, London SE18 6FR.
Access drop-off point
Woolwich Works, SE18 6HD.
Photo route
Available to download in the ‘Where to Find it’ section below.
Contact
For Access questions, contact [email protected] // 07899 893 935
Other audience questions, contact our Box Office: [email protected]
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Access
BSL Interpretation.
Captions.
Audio Description.
Check out our Access Information page for GDIF 2022 to learn more about our access practices.
BSL Flyer
Credits
Installation created by: Oliver Macdonald
Directed and written by: Britny Virginia Albert, Sonny Nwachukwu, Kate Lovell
Photography by: Richard Matthews
Produced by: Graeae and GDIF
This Woven O has been created in Suffolk by the following creative team:
Artist and Architect: Oliver Macdonald
Willow work: Peter Dibble
Wooden Armatures and Carpentry: Ian Macdonald
Creative metalwork: Chris Day
Metalwork: J.T Pegg and Sons LTD
Structural Engineering: Atelier One
Graeae Creative Credits:
- Director — Kate Lovell
- Director — Sonny Nwachukwu
- Director — Britny Virginia
- Movement Director — Darragh O’Leary
- Sound Designer — Oliver Vibrans
- Costume & Set Designer — Stephanie Greenslade
- Caption Book Designer — Natalie Cooper
- Tactile Book Designer — Aofie Barron Flynn
- Voiceover — Luke Elliott
- Performers: Britny Virginia, Chandrika Gopalakrishnan, Charlie Folorunsho, Deborah Mcleod, Elinor Machen-Fortune, Farrell Cox & Rachael Merry
Supported by
This Woven O is supported by Arts Council England, Berkeley, Graeae and GDIF .
Where to find it
Dial Arch Square, Royal Arsenal Woolwich SE18 6FL