Written and Performed by Natalie Songer
Direction/dramaturgy/design by Nicholas Barton-Wines
Produced by Karen Goddard
Sound design/composition by Calum Paterson
Supported by Arts Council England, Colchester Arts Centre, Eastern Angles, and Playwrights East.

Development at Colchester Arts Centre: December 2018
Scratch Performance at The Garage, Norwich: 4th October 2019
Preview Performance at Colchester Arts Centre: 10th December 2019

“Well directed by Nicholas Barton-Wines, the performance is physical, fast-moving and full of interest” “A powerful multilayered production” – British Theatre Guide

“Impossible to pigeonhole“ “Satellites is a uniquely inventive, and very personal, drama” – The Reviews Hub

In the year 2,002,018, the space craft Pioneer 10 arrives at the giant star of Aldebaran. In 1945, Tom and his brother Cor lose each other in war. Tom became part of one of humanity’s greatest successes- the space programme; while Cor became a number in humanity’s greatest failure- the concentration camp system. Generations later, their great-niece goes on a journey to reunite them.

In an epic true story of family heritage, disappearance and space travel written between the farmland of North Holland and the deserts of Arizona, Satellites asks questions about who and what we leave behind, and how we can begin to measure the immeasurable.

Satellites is a new play devised with Natalie Songer. The first stage of research was supported by Arts Council England, and took place in Arizona, California, East Anglia, Germany and the Netherlands. 

As director/dramaturg, my role is to collaborate with Natalie to bring to life four rich stories for audiences. Our aim is to use object and sound manipulation to bring the worlds alive from the archived material from the University of Arizona. This follows a period of structured R&D, facilitating dramaturgy, and consolidating months of research across continents into a storyboard.

Previous Performances:
Wednesday 21st September 2022 – Colchester Arts Centre
Thursday 22nd September 2022 – Diss Corn Hall
Friday 23rd September 2022 – Lowestoft Seagull
Saturday 24th September 2022 – Eastern Angles Centre, Ipswich
Wednesday 28th September 2022 – Aylsham Town Hall
Thursday 29th September 2022 – Bungay Fisher Theatre
Friday 30th September 2022 – The Cut, Halesworth
Saturday 1st October 2022 – The Garage, Norwich
Wednesday 5th October 2022 – Two Sisters Arts Centre, Felixstowe
Thursday 6th October 2022 – The Hunt Theatre, Felsted School, Great Dunmow
Friday 7th October 2022 – The John Peel Centre, Stowmarket
Saturday 8th October 2022 – St George’s Theatre, Great Yarmouth

Further Reading:
Read my rehearsal diaries
Read Natalie’s blog posts