Contents
ABOUT THE SHOW
TOUR DATES
CREATIVE TEAM
PRESS
SCRIPT (Amazon)

.pdf Downloads
MUSIC in SUSURRUS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
VENUE REQUIREMENTS

Susurrus is a play without actors, without a stage and with only one person in the audience. You.

Susurrus is part radio play, part avant-garde sonic art, part lesson in bird dissection but essentially, a glorious stroll in the park.

Our listener hears snippets about opera, memorial benches and botany which fit together into a mournful and poignant story of love.

"a sensual reinterpretation of A Midsummer Nights' Dream with a contemporary edge" (The List).

Audiences follow a map around an exquisite botanic garden as they listen to the piece on MP3 player and headphones.

Susurrus was first presented to great acclaim and sell-out audiences at Glasgow’s botanic gardens in 2006. It was later mentioned by both The Guardian and The Scotsman as one of their top arts events of the year.

Previous presentations:

March 2013, Instituto Inhotim, Brazil

Sep 2011, Santiago, Chile
Extended run.

Sep 2011, San Diego, CA, USA
Extended run.

Jun 2011, São Paulo, Brazil

Jun 2011, Margam, Wales

May 2011, Dresden, Germany

May 2011, Boston, MA, USA

Nov 2010, Glasgow Botanic Gdns

Oct 2010, Kennedy Center, DC, USA

Oct 2010, Wexner Center, OH, USA
Extended run.

Sep 2010, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Jun 2010, Gate Theatre, London

Jun 2010, New Haven, CT, USA

Sep 2009 , Milan, Italy

Sep 2009, Oxford Playhouse

Aug 2009, Edinburgh Botanic Gardens

Jun 2009, Cork Midsummer, Ireland

Written and directed
by David Leddy 

Moth
Paul Thomas Hickey

Helena
Wendy Seager

The Singer
Karen Ramsey 

The Researcher
Stewart Ennis

Produced by
Di Robson of DREAM

Recorded and mixed
by Michael Lancaster

Map artwork
by Laura Molloy

WINNER - Outstanding Special Event (SD Critics Circle Awards, USA)

* * * * "The brilliance of David Leddy's Susurrus… is both a clever refraction of Shakespeare's themes and a distinct drama in it's own right." The Guardian

* * * * "Exsquisitely realised" The Herald

* * * * "A magical blend of sorrow, anger, compassion, excellent writing and magnificent music." The Scotsman

Pick of the Fringe 2009 - "Beautiful... site-specific genius David Leddy" The Scotsman
Pick of the Fringe 2009 - The Guardian

DL editing Susurrus on his living room wall ---->