A performer in red fabric stands at the centre of a stage surrounded by suitcases and red cords.

Chapel Playhouse2019

When He Fell

The Production

A god who chose to sleep. A girl left awake. An exploration of time, grief and mythology. When He Fell is the story of one girl trying to survive her own memories. This devised, physical theatre performance incorporates the Chinese creation legend of Pan Gu using shadow puppetry. Drawing on the experience of bereavement by suicide, this performance looks at the juxtapositions between a god whose demise created one world and the downfall that ruins another.

10 photographs in the curated edit

Photography: Steve Gregson

Three old televisions are stacked on suitcases against a black backdrop.

A small doll-like head with long strands of hair sits in the foreground with stacked suitcases blurred behind it.

Two dimly lit performers stand behind three glowing television screens in a dark stage space.

A performer sits on the floor beside stacked suitcases with a red cord trailing across the stage.

Several performers sit around a table in low light, with one performer in a blue dress facing forward.

A performer stands in a dark stage space holding red cords that stretch across the floor to suitcases.

A performer sits on the floor handling red cords beside open and closed suitcases.

A performer holds several red cords in the foreground while two other performers stand in the background.

Red cords stretch from a bright light source across a dark stage toward steps and scattered objects.

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