The Interpreter

A new performance work for woodland setting

The Interpreter is an ambitious new interdisciplinary performance premiering at Thorington Theatre, Suffolk, on 30th and 31st August 2026.

Inspired by Italo Calvino’s The Castle of Crossed Destinies and Noriko Okaku’s visual work The Interpreter, the performance explores the need to tell our stories. A group of travellers journey through a magical forest and gather in a forgotten castle, each having lost the ability to speak in words. Their host offers them a deck of tarot cards, and in turn each traveller uses the images to communicate their own story the cards offering as many meanings as there are viewers and listeners. Stories unfold through sung text, dance and music.

Featuring artwork by Noriko Okaku, costumes by Yoko Brown, composition by Kier Vine and music by Perhaps Contraption. There are also solo performances by Catherine Ring (marimba), Charlotte Jolly (Clarinets), and Jin Theriault (Flutes).

The evening also includes film by Emily Richardson and baritone Rob Gildon, who leads moments of audience participation.

Expect art, music, mischief and plenty of fun!