Almost Forgotten
By Kel Menton
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
15 +
Approx. running time
60 – 90 mins
Gender breakdown
Male: 8/9
Female: 6/7
Also: 3/4 individuals to play small parts (guards, a merchant, sailors), some roles are gender non-specific (e.g. the Archon). There is one 6-year-old, and three older characters aged between 30-50.
Female: 6/7
Also: 3/4 individuals to play small parts (guards, a merchant, sailors), some roles are gender non-specific (e.g. the Archon). There is one 6-year-old, and three older characters aged between 30-50.
Setting
A fantasy setting, in icy mountains, forests, and a city.
Note
A drama about minority cultures, magic, and stories, for a medium to large sized group.
First performance
Activate Youth Theatre, May 2019.
Synopsis
TODAY
With only the shirts on their backs, the people of Kaikia must evacuate their home on Mt
Boreas and make the treacherous journey across hostile land to Mt Anemoi. Among them
walks a secret – a saint – someone could change everything.
400 YEARS AGO
Nephele’s maiden voyage as Kaikia’s newly deified mountain saint does not go according to
plan.
She must find a way to make it home, before the people of the land discover she’s alive…
“What happens when a story is forgotten?”
Are you ready?
Close your eyes...
Featuring a story within a story structure, Almost Forgotten offers a group and an
imaginative director the opportunity to explore a beautifully realised mythical world,
through storytelling and ensemble work.
With only the shirts on their backs, the people of Kaikia must evacuate their home on Mt
Boreas and make the treacherous journey across hostile land to Mt Anemoi. Among them
walks a secret – a saint – someone could change everything.
400 YEARS AGO
Nephele’s maiden voyage as Kaikia’s newly deified mountain saint does not go according to
plan.
She must find a way to make it home, before the people of the land discover she’s alive…
“What happens when a story is forgotten?”
Are you ready?
Close your eyes...
Featuring a story within a story structure, Almost Forgotten offers a group and an
imaginative director the opportunity to explore a beautifully realised mythical world,
through storytelling and ensemble work.