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Purgations
13 & 14 February, 1998

Text: Mark Hewitt
Images: Tom Walker
Music: Peter Copley

Two exploratory performances of a collaborative interdisciplinary performance project with texts by Mark Hewitt, projected images by Tom Walker and live music for string sextet by Peter Copley. After these initial explorations, Mark Hewitt began an extensive reworking of the text - the revision taking 13 years to complete - and resulting in an entirely new production: scrublands »

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Pastel painting © Tom Walker, 1997 / Photo (right) © Meg Sullivan, 1998

The Purgations previews
Friday 13 & Saturday 14 February, 1998
All Saints Centre, Lewes, East Sussex

Musicians at first performance
Violins: Shereen Godber, Brian Lee
Violas: Elly Blackshaw, Grazyna Zarewska
Cellos: Anna Copley, Rachel Firmager
Musical director: Peter Copley