The Memorial Hall plays host to 4 cutting edge dramas :

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

From the creators of “The Snow Goose” ….

It is a seemingly simple story: Santiago is an old, experienced  fisherman who hasn’t brought in a catch for months. On the 85th day of this dry spell, he heads far out into the  Gulf  of  Mexico  where  he  hooks  a  giant  marlin.  Unable  to  pull  the  fish  into  his skiff,  he  holds  onto  the  line  for  three  days  before  killing it  with  a  harpoon.  After lashing the fish to his boat, Santiago heads home with his hard-won prize. But along the way, sharks reduce the fish to bones, and the old man returns to port as he left–empty-handed.  This is a tale with a  relevance that transcends time and place:  the universal truths of a man’s existence within this world, where pride, respect, tenacity, and dreams fuel  a man in his quest to thrive in the face of struggle; a story about the indomitable spirit of man.  Come and see it!

Featuring  James Cairns, Taryn Bennett & Jaques de Silva, it is directed by  Jenine Collocott and adapted from the Hemingway classic by  Nic Warren and produced by Contagious Theatre.