Saltmine
Faith Motivated Arts
National productions
In a city just like yours, hope is in short supply. Cynicism reigns; power overrides justice; lying is as easy as breathing. Until one day, a series of peculiar events begin to splinter normality: the sick rise from their beds, the dead live again and the oppressed glimpse a life worth living. For the first time, the city's bloodstream seems to thrum with change. At the centre of it all: a strange man radiating love. But who is he? And how long before the powers that be crack down on this subversive, this radical, this 'Liberator'?
Inspired by the work of Rob Lacey and reimagined by Richard Hasnip, The Liberator is a passionate retelling of the life and teaching of Jesus. Told in a modern idiom, this is a gospel at once faithful and utterly fresh.
DATES
Please contact the Saltmine office
DURATION
60-70 minute production
COST
£1,050 + vehicle donation for
mid-week dates
£1,150 + vehicle donation for
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
mid-week dates
£1,150 + vehicle donation for
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
SUITABILITY
Ideal for adults, students, and secondary-aged youth
REQUIREMENTS
A performance space of 6m wide by 6m deep by 5m high is needed for staging this show. Venues– large churches/ community halls/ theatres.
The Soul in the Machine
Commissioned by YMCA, created by Saltmine Theatre Company, The Soul In The Machine takes audiences back to 1844.
Georgian London is the centre of empire, the crucible of the New Jerusalem. Her gutters run with effluent and blood and her skies are choked with the smoke of a hundred factories and foundries, but above the smoke, the stars will shine. George Williams is a country boy who comes to the city to find his place in the world, and to make his mark. Appalled by the spirit-crushing rhythms of worker’s life, he fights to spread the light of God, and create a place where the soul can be nurtured.
“We are more than bodies to be fed to a machine. We are made for more than work. We have souls, we have spirits and somewhere in this dead city there must be a place for those things.”- George Williams, founder of the YMCA.
"Today I had the great experience of watching 'The Soul in the Machine;' – having worked for the YMCA for 15 years watching this play made me realise even more why I love my job so much and why we do what we do.....Go and see it if you can...you won't be disappointed...thank you to the cast for a great and memorable experience"- YMCA worker, Stoke – 2016 tour
Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls is a reimagining of John’s Gospel. Moving, funny, poetical and fantastical, the play mixes vivid storytelling with beautiful live music, to bring you a timeless story, as you’ve never seen it before.
Tried, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, John finds himself breaking rocks alongside killers and thieves. But John has a secret. John has a story, and it will change everything.
Written and produced by Saltmine Theatre Company, Darkness Falls was created as a partnership production with UCCF: The Christian Unions. UCCF have produced a seeker Bible study and gospel of John, ideal to give away at the end of the performance. For more info on the resources available from UCCF go to IVP Books
This show is written for university mission and contains aggressive behaviour and mild bad language. It is suitable for an audience of age 12 +
“We found the production amazing…the script was so uplifting and varied – entertaining, challenging, moving – and it was great to sense the full reality of John’s gospel through it.”
– Vicar, All Saints Church Madeley.
John Newton - Amazing Grace
A portrayal of John Newton's life story, from slave ship captain to church leader and hymn writer - a celebration of the transformative power of grace
Press-ganged into the navy at nineteen, flogged for desertion miles away from the girl he loves, John Newton feels he has nothing to live for. Making his way into the harsh world of the eighteenth century transatlantic slave trade, he climbs up through the ranks to slave ship captain. He is a man without hope, making enemies of all he meets. Then one stormy night, with his ship going down, he faces certain death...and nothing is the same again. This is a powerfully moving story of slavery, freedom and the remarkable power of love and grace to transform a life.
“It flowed so effortlessly from one scene to the next, everyone portraying each character so smoothly and naturally. The writer of the production must also be congratulated as the portrayal was so simple but SO effective and very powerful”- Audience Member, Bedford
