Greenwich+Docklands International Festival: A Ballad of Thamesmead

Location:

Thamesmead Clock Tower
26 MEADOWFORD CLOSE
LONDON
SE28 8GG
United Kingdom

Access needs

  • Site Access

    Free and ticketed. Booking information coming soon.  

    Assistance Dogs Welcome.  

    Level Access  

    There is a slope down from the Ahoy Centre to the beach. Further info will be provided when booking is available.  

    Access Viewing Areas  

    An access viewing area for disabled audience members will be marked with a sign or flag. Space for wheelchair users, companions and seating with and without arms will be available.   

    Accessible Toilets  

    In the Ahoy Centre  

    The nearest Changing Places toilet 0.6 miles from the Ahoy Centre in Deptford Lounge, it closes 7pm Monday-Friday and 5pm Saturday. Please bring a sling to use the hoist. 

    Blue badge parking   

    Borthwick St, London SE8 3JY 

    Drop-off point 

    Borthwick St, London SE8 3JY 

    Contact   

    For Access questions, contact access@festival.org // 07899 893 935    

    For other audience questions, contact our Box Office: boxoffice@festival.org 

    Show Access

    BSL Interpretation on Tuesday 27 & Saturday 31 Aug    

    Live AD 7pm Saturday 31 Aug  

    Easy-read Visual Guide and Aftercare Pack -coming soon.  

    Content Information: Bodies of Water contains themes of migration, displacement and the challenges faced by refugees.   

    Please consider suitability for anyone under 16.    

    For specific content information please email access@festival.org 

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How to book:

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1986. The beautifully restored Nelson’s Clock is hauled onto a barge in Deptford and sailed down the Thames – a gift to an exciting new town centre at the vibrant focal point of Thamesmead.

2024. A baby coot nestles in her canal nest in the shadow of the clocktower. Three kids scuttle up and down the steps playing families.

And a woman sits looking up at the hands tick-tick-ticking away, pondering the ebbs and flows of home.

Created by award-winning site-specific theatre company Dante or Die, A Ballad of Thamesmead gently peeks into how the world around us impacts how we feel about our home. Live folk songs by Abbey Wood native Marie Bashiru alongside Thamesmead Community Choir interweave with a soaring sound design that includes local peoples’ voices, culminating in the clocktower illuminated like never before. 

A Ballad of Thamesmead is supported by Peabody, The Royal Borough of Greenwich, Royal Greenwich Festivals and Arts Council England.  

 

Creative Team

A Ballad of Thamesmead

A Dante or Die Production

Creative Director: Terry O’Donovan

Directed by Arti Prashar

Original Music by Marie Bashiru

Set & Costume Design by Stewart J. Charlesworth

Lighting Design by Jo Palmer

Creative Facilitation by Nicole Acquah, Charlie Hendren & Fiona Watson

Stage Management by Stella Kalides & Ellen Swailes

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