The Search

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Client

Catherine Wheels and Fringe by the sea
Year

2021
Link

https://www.catherinewheels.co.uk/projects/the-search/

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A community treasure hunt with story at its heart. We were approached by Fringe by the sea to create a piece of theatre that would engage with residents of North Berwick outwith the central festival hub. We chose to focus on one particular street (Lochbridge Road) and engaged the people living there over 3 months in the run up to the festival. We finished as FBTS opened, with a large scale quest on the street.

Focussing on intergenerational play, our provocations and events were delivered for all ages and made with accessibility in mind.

Project Story

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS DUCK? ‘Missing’ posters appeared overnight along the street.

DUCK TRACKS & CLUES chalk sprayed duck prints and our duck symbol appeared overnight along pavements and walls.

RUBBER DUCKS ON DOORSTEPS every household on Lochbridge rd

received an unexpected visitor. It included a request to decorate the duck and tell its story. We made a website where people could upload photos and stories of their decorated ducks on ifoundaduck.co.uk

FUNish FAIR

A run-down fairground arrived in town with a ‘Hook the missing Duck’ games stall & Clairevoyant. This was a chance for us to playfully collect story ideas from residents

SAIL & STORY DROP

A mysterious scroll with a poem penned by a lost fisherman and sail piece posted through all doors. With the instruction to design part of a new sail and drop it into the ‘sailbox’ inside the local shop who were keen to be part of the project.

EVENT INFO

A letter arrived through all doors with information and an invitation to come along to decorate the boat and attend the Treasure Hunt.

BOAT DECORATION

Residents painted and decorated the boat with the community using spray paints and continued to decorate sail scrolls.

THEATRICAL TREASURE HUNT – during the Fringe by the Sea Festival Performers and clues transformed Locbridge Rd for the day in the quest to find The Fisherman and his boat. Hidden treasure awaited them at the beach.