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Ruth Johnson & New Writing North
Perfectly Norman
Durham Book Festival (Gala Theatre)
Aug - Oct 2019
Composer, Sound Designer, Musical Director, Actor Musician, Facilitator
Led twelve songwriting and recording workshops with six different community groups from County Durham in their local settings
Worked with Ruth Mary Johnson to facilitate song and lyric writing in the groups and to encourage creative ownership
Adopted game-based melody-making and beat-making approach to heighten engagement
Recorded participants making sounds and music and integrated them into compositions
Helped tell the story onstage as part of the cast
Performers: Calum Howard, Jeremy Bradfield, Ruth Mary Johnson, Phil Davids, Assad Zaman
Director: Ruth Mary Johnson
Writer: Tom Percival
Community Groups: Blackhall, Coundon Grange, Greenhills, Pelton and Tow Law, Refugee family from Syria
PERFECTLY NORMAN: A STORY GIG (FULL SHOW)