Katrina - Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
THE JERICHO House is presenting Katrina at the Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf for a strictly limited season – from September 4 (previews from September 1) to September 26, 2009.
A promenade production written and directed by Jonathan Holmes, Katrina is composed entirely of accounts provided by both survivors and those responsible for the failed relief effort following the hurricane which destroyed the City of New Orleans in August 2005.
Although Hurricane Katrina narrowly missed New Orleans, the resulting storms breached rotting levees and emptied neighbouring Lake Pontchartrain into the city. Marooned by floodwater that swamped over 80% of their homes, the inhabitants had to wait a week without food or clean water before their own government came to their aid.
Staged in a five-storey warehouse on London’s south bank, Jericho House’s new play takes the audience on a journey through a drowned city.
The newly composed score and immersive sound design, which features traditional New Orleans music, is by Peter Readman and Peter Nash. Full casting will be announced shortly.
Tickets: £17 full price; £14 previews, 25 and unders, 60 and over and groups (subject to availability).
Times: Tuesday to Sunday at 8pm; Saturdays at 4pm; Press night (September 4) at 7pm.
Tickets are available from the Young Vic. Call the box office on 020 7922 2922 or visit the Website
Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, London, SE1 9PH