Plinth
Written and Performed by Al Seed
Dramaturg Niloo-Far Khan
Costume & Prop Design Zephyr Liddell
Lighting Design and Show Operation Alberto Santos Bellido
Set Design Kai Fischer
Sound Design Guy Veale
Costume Maker Emily Smit-Dicks
Prop Painter Jen Kilgour
Metalwork Technician Emma Hyslop
Production Management Niall Black
Stage Management Zephyr Liddell
Produced by Al Seed Productions and Vanishing Point
Supported by Creative Scotland
Promotional graphics by Laurence Winram
Production photography: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
At the heart of Plinth is an exploration of statues as artefacts of war, particularly with reference to the archetypal image of the ‘hero’. Within the performance, Seed reimagines the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur - perhaps the ultimate story of ‘hero’ versus ‘other’.
“★★★★★ In telling this story, or evoking these images, Seed deploys an extraordinary range of wordless movement and performance... At every moment, though, this wordless journey through human ways and history, and through our deep relationship with the animal in ourselves, is delivered with a precision, artistry, and intensity that is often breathtaking.” - The Scotsman