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About the show



Hanging by a Thread is about the story of two characters trapped in a cycle of inter-dependance, and a large animated bed. A dying old woman has knitted herself into her bed, and as she dreams, she knits a landscape, animals, a river and mountain. She is cared for by a girl who has developed a secret romantic obsession with a man who only gives her flowers. As the bed develops its own powerful will, the old woman and the girl are absorbed into it, and emerge in different forms, eventually breaking free.

Hanging by a Thread is an hour long small scale touring show with two performers.

Aimed at adults and children 12+



DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHOW
Originally created in 2009, audiences have been mesmerized by this fiercely female, thought-provoking show ever since.
Re- worked and re-toured on numerous occasions, it was last performed at Jackson's Lane as part of their season of visual theatre in 2016.


Devised and Performed by Hannah Marshall and Amelia Pimlott
Direction: Steve Tiplady
Lighting Design: Jack Knowles



"...I DOUBT IF THE IMAGE OF A BEDSPREAD AS A WORLD, OR A POWERFUL LANDSCAPE HAS EVER BEEN GIVEN MORE VIVID THEATRICAL EXPRESSION THAN IN THE DING FOUNDATION'S 'HANGING BY A THREAD' ..." - Joyce Macmillan - The Scotsman


Scotsman Review

"INTENSELY MOVING"
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman



"MORE OF THIS PLEASE - ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL"
Audience Member



"ASTONISHING IMAGES OF DEATH AND RE-BIRTH"
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman



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