A feeling of being transported somewhere powerful and out of this world. The
sounds and steam of a coal fired engine fired up, dancers who draw us on, the
fathering dusk, minimal lighting, music, sound, texts and strong design all add
to the atmosphere. They all pull us on and into an imaginative world where
humans can see Gods.
This is a production that weaves in surprising patterns, facts and history of the
area and our universe, and astonishing use of the potent energies of steam and
chemical works. We entered a world of frightening power in a piece of theatre
that comes close to a religious act. As a piece of professional/community
collaboration Chariot of Light is one of the most stretching and extraordinary I
have experienced, light years and intelligent universes from the played out dull
format of the community play.
Edinburgh Guide
There are many transitions in the Working Party's inspired retelling of
Ovid... a blacked out train ride, a torchlit walk to the unexpected beauty of
the headland, the sad demise of Phaeton in a blaze of fireworks... and many
lesson to be drawn, messages about the dignity of labour, the trials of parental
responsibility...as the hardest working troupe of performers guided the audience
through to their pivotal role as the assembly of the gods... these community
performers were undoubtedly the brightest stars of the show.
The Herald
