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LETTERS FROM EGYPT
LETTERS FROM EGYPT
BY MARK CROASDALE
SEPTEMBER 2017
Commissioned by Trust New Art, National Trust
Supported by Waterside Arts Centre, Creative Industries Trafford
CAST
A new immersive play based on the true story of Thomas Legh (1792-1857), and his journey down the River Nile, Egypt.
Three performers 'take over' the glorious Lyme Park estate in Disley, Cheshire.
Thomas' siblings receive letters which recount his adventures - all delivered by a young postal worker, blowing a bugle and running around on a hobbyhorse named Ned.
Photography by Jason Lock, courtesy of National Trust supported by Waterside Arts Centre/CIT.
Learn more about the interactive letter writing project and companion piece - Letters @ Lyme
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