Storm-Cloud: Observations of the Sky
Storm-Cloud: Observations of the Sky is a brooding and visually arresting contemporary solo performance of John Ruskin’s prophetic public lecture ‘Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century’ (1884).
The performance premiered at the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield Theatres, on 19 June 2024.
Duration: 75-minutes
"unflagging and absorbing" - Dark Mountain
"dynamic and captivating" - Now Then Magazine
Tour Dates
Grosvenor East Theatre,
Manchester Metropolitan University
14 November 2024
The Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse
Sheffield Theatres
19 June 2024
Credits
Performance and direction: Dr Tom Payne
Dramaturgical focus: Terry O’Connor
Motion design: Jake Goodall
Musical composition: David John Brady
Illustration: Billy Hughes and Penny McCarthy
Archival research: Ashley Gallant
Digital media production: Anne Doncaster and Richard Mather
Photography: Becky Payne
Developed with support from Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield Museums, Sheffield Hallam University, Invisible Dust, No Bounds Festival, The Green Estate Community Interest Company, Sheffield and District African Caribbean Community Association, Space Hub Yorkshire, UK EONS, and The Guild of St. George.
Developed with mentoring from Tim Etchells, Forced Entertainment.