Splash!

Splash! was an immersive outdoor summer show for Every Body. It was commissioned in 2018 by the East Midlands Splash! Consortium, led by The Mighty Creatives. It was directed by Billy Alwen and Jamie Beddard and was written by the directors in collaboration with Richard Headon and Donna Williams. Nikki Charlesworth, who is in the original cast, led a Splash! collaborative digital experiment in 2021. Click here to find out more.

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Thank you to 101 Outdoor Arts Creation Space for their ongoing support of the show.

The Show

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Splash!, by Extraordinary Bodies - Flo, a young learning disabled girl (played by Helen Cherry) reaches her arm up to reach a puppet version of herself, who is mirroring her.

Cast & Creative Team

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Close up of a group of people in a row, their hands holding a rope.

Tour Dates

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An audience outside at The National Theatre, cheering and applauding with smiles - Extraordinary Bodies performance What Am I Worth

Inclusion & Access

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A group of young people are tangled in a group, holding hands, with arms intertwined. A young girl with Jess, a young girl with Downs Syndrome is at the front of the group, beaming with a big smile.

Making The Show

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Delicate

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Four performers on a dark stage. The left half of the image is filled with a large ladder, under which a white woman in her thirties stands, balancing herself on a wheelchair. She tips the wheelchair onto its back wheels with her weight, holds onto the ladder with one arm, and smiles, looking proud and strong. To her left, a mixed race man in his thirties stands, holding an old rectangular red school suitcase in his left hand. He looks up dreamily to the third performer, who is a white man in his forties. The third performer is about two metres above the ground, using his left arm to clamp himself onto the bar. His looks like he is almost sitting in the air. His face is in the shadow. Below, on the far left, a white woman in her seventies sits on a red armchair. Its colour matches the second performer's travel case. She rests her head on her right hand, her elbow resting on the armchair. Her eyes are closed.

Human

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Black background. A photo of a woman and a man swinging in the air like a pendulum, looking powerful and graceful. They share a wheelchair which is held up in the air by black circus straps. She has frizzy brown hair, muscular arms and wears a grey tank top She is sitting on knees on his thighs and one of her arms holds the straps above her head while the other points down towards the floor. He has a neatly trimmed brown beard, muscular arms and wears a black tank top. He holds the straps to the sides of his chest with both hands. The image captures them at the highest point of the swing, to our right, bringing the man to an upside-down position with the woman above him. Their bodies are doing something hard, but their strength makes it look effortless. One word written in brush-stroke style letters to the right of the photo: 'Human'. The colour of the text is a gradient made of bright colours: teal at the top of the "H" and orange at the bottom and notes of prink at the top of all other letters.

Human: The Films

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Screenshot of a film playing on a screen. A teal-coloured play bar at the bottom shows we're almost at the end of a long video. The video shows a white man wearing a light blue striped short-leeved shirt, a thick padlock on a chain around his neck and hair in a signature Kiss curl. Behind him, music kit and instruments and a living room setting.

Green Space Dark Skies

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Touring Diverse Led Circus

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Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror

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The main image is two performers sat on a raised tight wire in a dark circus tent. The circus tent is decorated with gold stars and bunting. To the right is the main character, Krista who is a young white woman of short stature with short brown hair looking away into the distance. To the left is Gerhard, a young white man with short brown hair, who gazes intently at the other performer, Krista, as he reaches his hand to touch her. Both characters’ costumes are in the style of the 1930s. Hers is a shiny silver beaded corset with white silk shorts, tights and black shoes. He looks elegant in brown trousers and a brown waistcoat over a long-sleeved white shirt and black shoes. Underneath the two performers burns a small fierce fire with red flames, reaching the soles of their feet and signifying the danger beneath this love story" Photo credit: Paul Blakemore Design by Studio Stiles

Connecting Communities

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Black and white image. Outdoors setting. A diverse group of lovely people stand, crouch and sit in wheelchairs together for a group photo. They're all in front of a large 3D sign that reads "TR2".

Digital

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GIF: Images of disabled and non-disabled, black and white performers appear one after the other. They are all performing from their home.

What Am I Worth?

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Suspended from the ceiling and surrounded by explosions of colourful chalk, two performers sit in a wheelchair, their muscly arms revealed