June 26, 2019 by Molly Flatt for Future Book Could Unicorns, Almost be the first truly immersive audiobook? This month saw the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy—and one of the events created […]
A PLAY ABOUT THE LIFE AND WORK OF WWII POET KEITH DOUGLAS. WRITTEN BY OWEN SHEERS, DIRECTED BY JOHN RETALLACK, PRODUCED BY THE STORY OF BOOKS. PREMIERED IN HAY-ON-WYE IN MAY 2018, WITH DAN KRIKLER AS KEITH DOUGLAS. 'WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE' – MARGARET ATWOOD 'LUMINOUS PERFORMANCE' – THE GUARDIAN **** REVIEW. 2019: NORMANDY, EDINBURGH FRINGE (SUMMERHALL) & BRISTOL OLD VIC. 1 DECEMBER 2019: ONE-OFF SHOW AT HAY FESTIVAL.
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LISTEN // D-DAY EXTRACT
‘And so we wait. Six tanks to a land craft, rocking on our moorings, everything soaking wet and the knots in our stomachs tightening by the hour. Tomorrow our new immersive audio experience of Unicorns, […]
VISUAL IDENTITY FOR UNICORNS, ALMOST
Nick Bell designed the visual identity for UNICORNS, ALMOST and we’re all absolutely delighted with the result. The background collages uses material from the Keith Douglas archive in Leeds University Library Special Collections. Gills Sans and […]
INTRODUCING // ALAMEIN TO ZEM ZEM
Richard Skinner introduces Alamein to Zem Zem