
As The World Tipped – created by Nigel Jamieson and Wired Aerial Theatre
Date : 21st October 2023
Time : 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Ticket: Free – No need to book.
Location
Birchley Street Car Park
42 Birchley
St Helens
WA10 1HT
United Kingdom
As The World Tipped tells the powerful tale of an ecological crisis through an extraordinary piece of aerial theatre with spectacle, humour and emotion.
A breath-taking aerial show, performed in front of audiences across the world, is coming to St Helens this October.
Billed as the headline event for St Helens’ year as the Liverpool City Region’s Borough of Culture, As The World Tipped is the largest and one of the finest large-scale outdoor shows to be produced by a UK company which tells the powerful tale of an ecological crisis through an extraordinary piece of aerial theatre with spectacle, humour and emotion.
Combining dramatic film and visuals with a stunning aerial performance, this is the once in a lifetime opportunity to see this ambitious work in St Helens; the hometown of Wired Aerial Theatre’s Artistic Director, Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie.
At the Secretariat of the Copenhagen Climate Change conference, harassed staff fail to notice as the world around them, literally and metaphorically, slides toward disaster. Suspended above the audience in the night sky, the performers struggle to control their increasingly precarious world as they do battle with the effects of a drastic environmental catastrophe.
Written and directed by Nigel Jamieson, one of the world’s leading creators of outdoor spectacle having overseen the Sydney Olympics and Liverpool Capital of Culture, the 45-minute family-friendly show has been created by the pioneering team from Wired Aerial Theatre.
Location: Birchley St Car Park, Birchley St, St Helens, WA10 1HT
Price: FREE
Tickets not required. Just turn up! Access to the site from 5pm.
Accessibility
There will be a designated viewing areas for people with mobility issues. For full accessibility information and requests, please contact St Helens Borough Council’s Arts Service by emailing artsservice@sthelens.gov.uk or calling 01744 676823.
Toilet facilities and refreshments will be available.
Getting there:
As the message behind As The World Tipped is the effects of climate change, attendees are encouraged to consider active or public modes of transport when travelling to and from this event.
Commenting on bringing As The World Tipped to her hometown, Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie, who started her career in dance as a student at St Helens College, said:
“Bringing ‘As The World Tipped’ to my hometown of St Helens fills me with joy: I can’t wait to put on this amazing performance in a place that is so close to my heart.
The show is a reminder of how art can bring our community together, spark conversations, and make a real impact. Let’s tip the scales of imagination and creativity right here in our hometown, to address one of the most important issues of our time and change the world together.”
The presenting of As the World Tipped as part of St Helens Borough of Culture is fully funded from external sources, being supported using public funding by Arts Council England, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority allocation for Culture and receiving £16,000 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the lead authority.
As The World Tipped
A Wired Aerial Theatre Production
Written and Directed by Nigel Jamieson
Produced by XTRAX
Co-produced by Without Walls
A TippingPoint/Without Walls Co-commission
Commissioned by Brighton Dome and Festival and Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Made in Liverpool and supported by Liverpool City Council
Co-commissioned by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Mintfest,
Stockton International Riverside Festival and XTRAX
Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Photo credit: ATWT Blackpool 2014 Credit Yannick Dixon 4