THIS EVENT IS PART OF PERTH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

Long Water Soft Shadows is a powerful, immersive theatre performance showing Scotland’s rising stars in poetry and exploring humanity’s fragile relationship with its most precious resource: water.

Produced by renowned poet Jim Mackintosh with sound design by Dave MacFarlane, the work weaves spoken word -written especially for the piece by three emerging poets Taylor Dyson, Donna Matthew and Jennie Turnbull - with music and images.

Creative visuals by Elizabeth Ogilvie & Robert Page draw the audience in, echoing currents and shadows, while the gentle power of Craigie Choir, led by award-winning composer Debra Salem, rises and recedes like breath. Stephen Watt's resonant narration gives voice to The Water itself, grounded by live music threaded through by Sean Bisset on guitar.

Together, these elements reflect on industrial use and misuse, community access, and the urgent reality of global water poverty. We didn’t know we were ready. We must be ready.