Four dancers leaping in syncronisation with one arm up in the air.

29 & 30 Apr 2025

Lay Down Your Burdens

Rhiannon Faith Company

Rhiannon Faith’s acclaimed dance theatre show explored hope, compassion and transformation through the prism of a local pub

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Event Details

Date 29 & 30 Apr 2025

Times 7.30pm

Location The Beacon – Wibsey Park

Tickets £10
Youth Pass: £5
Seniors (60+): £7

Unreserved seating ↓

Ages 16+

Access

Wheelchair user access
BSL interpreted

Audiences explored the beauty of humanity and community in Rhiannon Faith’s powerful dance theatre show, nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Dance at 2024's Olivier Awards.

Audiences stepped into an evening at the local pub. Every night, it’s the same landlady, the same regulars, the same shots – until suddenly, a stranger gets blown in from the cold.

This joyous, funny and radically tender show drew together the isolated, the estranged and all those who never even dreamed they were connected. With extraordinary physical performance, brave testimonials, live music and riotous pub games, we were invited to join in the fun and revelry, as much or as little as we’d like.

A violin player plays as a woman in a loose dress dances. They are facing each other.

Lay Down Your Burdens - Trailer

A delightful, immersive, heart-opening piece … a wonderful experience.”

Grapevine

About the Artist

Rhiannon Faith is a choreographer who makes socially conscious work that raises awareness, lobbies for change and invites us to consider the importance of community. Lay Down Your Burdens was grown out of conversations with communities and developed from the company’s real-life experiences.

Credits

Images © Foteini Christofilopoulou