“Real and vital” - The Stage

A Zoom Life Story theatre performance by 9 older people sharing their experiences of Covid-19 and life in lockdown. To watch the show, please click the video below.

Nine extraordinary older people (the youngest 71, the oldest 93¾) spent twelve weeks on Zoom, working with Re-Live, to devise a performance based on their lived experiences of lockdown and Covid-19. The result is Secret Country, a brave, powerful and humorous insight into the hidden lives of an isolated generation.

We await you in the Secret Country!

We were delighted to welcome The Guardian’s Society Editor, Clare Horton, to one of our rehearsals. You can read her article about Secret Country by clicking the image below.

BBC Radio 4’s Front Row programme featured Secret Country’s co-director Karin Diamond and cast member Terri Morrow, discussing the process of making the show and why arts for older people is so important. Please click the image below to listen. Interviews start 22min 06 sec.

Secret Country was performed live on Zoom, December 16th-18th 2020.

Co-directed by Karin Diamond & Robyn Herfellow. Produced by Karin Diamond.

Supported by The Arts Council of Wales & The Atlantic Institute.