Boots On The Ground

“I sign on. I sit in my flat. Another day passes. And all that we did is gone, and means nothing now”

Inspired by the centenary of the mass demobilisations from WW1 and the tales of modern-day veterans Boots On The Ground is a promenade headphone show which invites its audience to exchange their shoes for a pair of Army boots and follow the intertwining stories of men who are stepping back from war. Can they find peace on their return to civilian life?

Setting out from an Army tent in a public square, the audience form a unit, are given their marching orders, join a squadron of fellow civilians and embark on an hour-long walk around the local area together. Over the course of the journey, two stories, set a hundred years apart, are brought vividly to life against the backdrop of familiar streets.

Binaural headphone technology, live action and Tangled Feet's trademark physicality are combined in this unique experience to explode the forgotten political turmoil of the WW1 demobilisations and the hidden struggles of modern-day veterans.

Draft trailer: https://vimeo.com/310965501/67a10f48e4

Devised by Tangled Feet. Text by Katie Lyons.

past dates

Dates

Nov 11^th2018

Dulwich Park (near the Clock Cafe) - 11.30am & 3pm
SE21 7BQ, London - UK

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Nov 10^th2018

Dulwich Park (near the Clock Cafe) - 11.30am & 3pm
SE21 7BQ, London - UK

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Nov 9^th2018

Dulwich Park (near the Clock Cafe) - 3pm
SE21 7BQ, London - UK

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Aug 26^thto27^th2018

Guildhall Square
SP1 1JH, Salisbury - UK

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all 7 people

Creatives

Kat Joyce

Reviews

“ "The whole experience was extraordinary" "A brilliant experience" "A very interesting concept and perspective on WW1" "It moved me to tears" "I was totally involved and in the moment. Thoroughly enjoyable and moving experience." ” - Audience feedback, Salisbury -

Developed in collaboration with:

Army South-West, Salisbury Playhouse, Southwark Council and in creative consultation with forces and ex-forces communities

They supported this Production

Listen to the show

Boots On the Ground was performed in Salisbury (August 2018) and in Dulwich, London (November 2018). Below you can listen to the pre-recorded elements which played on the audience's headphones whilst walking the route of the show.

There were also some live scenes in the 2018 storyline between Al and Craig. We'll be adding recordings of these very soon to complete the online audio experience.

Some of the sound is recorded binaurally, and so the show is best experienced through headphones.

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News

Jan 29^th 2020

2019 in review

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