What does ‘home' mean? What is our relationship to the land we live on? Can art and culture help us with the hardships of life?

Wherever humans have trodden, they have left a trail of song, of which we may now and then catch an echo. Foot and Mouth voice-theatre take these faint echoes to present an exploration of community, culture, human contact, and our relationship with the land.

Using the richness and texture of the human voice in song, text, and vocal improvisation, Foot and Mouth create a haunting and poetic piece of theatre.

Performance length: approx. one hour without interval. After-show discussion in the café.

Tickets available at the Herbert reception, or by calling 024 7683 2386 and using your credit card.

So: what is voice-theatre? What exactly do Foot and Mouth do? And what is All rock and the sandy road about?

Well, it’s not a play, although it is dramatic and has a thread of story running through the piece.

It’s not just music, although there are several songs and a few musical instruments.

It’s not strictly dance, and yet there is some choreography and movement.

It’s certainly not musical theatre – it doesn’t have glitzy, high energy show biz numbers.

It’s not some kind of weird experimental theatre – it’s accessible, poetic, emotional and universal.

Yet it’s not just a bunch of songs strung together with bits of story.

Created through group improvisation under the direction of Chris Rowbury, All rock and the sandy road combines unaccompanied harmony singing from a range of different cultures with found texts, choreographed movement, rhythm and haunting soundscapes to present a poetic evocation of home and community.