What the Sea Saw - Live performance event 23rd November 2024
To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster, What The Sea Saw is a live performance event that captures memories of growing up in a tight-knit fishing community.
Interweaving eyewitness accounts with acapella song to uncover the extraordinary events of that night, this live event is performed by actors and a local choir and illuminated by lanterns handcrafted by Sea Cadets. The project is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the RNLI, with refreshments will be available at both performances.
The performance takes place at the Sea Cadets Unit, E Sandgate, Scarborough, on 23rd November at 4.30pm and 6.30pm as part of Scarborough Lights.
Tickets are ‘pay what you can’ and can be purchased through the Scarborough Lights website: https://scarboroughfair.uk/lights/
Earlier this year, the What the Sea Saw Audio Trail was launched at Scarborough Streets. It dramatises the oral history memories of Scarborough’s fishing community from the 1890s to the present day, taking listeners around the iconic “Bottom End” to evoke the town’s historic relationship with the sea. The audio trail leaflet featuring a map of the route and QR codes to download the audio will be available from Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre and other key locations in the town or can be downloaded here: www.digitaldrama.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/What-the-Sea-Saw-Audio-Trail-Map-for-Scarborough.pdf
The audio can also be listened to at home by going to www.digitaldrama.org/what-the-sea-saw-audio-trail/.
As part of the project, Digital Drama has created a short film for Staithes Museum, featuring archive footage and memories of members of the fishing community in Staithes, Yorkshire. www.digitaldrama.org/what-the-sea-saw-film
What the Sea Saw is produced by Digital Drama supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund to celebrate the heritage of fishing along the East Yorkshire coast, particularly in communities in Scarborough and Staithes, and capture the memories of the fishing community from the 1950s to the present day.