Adapted and directed by Ben Harrison
From the novel by Erlend Loe, translated by Don Bartlett and Don Shaw
An outdoor, site-responsive performance for a seated audience.
6th – 23rd August 2021 as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The woodland of Newhailes House and Gardens, Musselburgh.
A National Trust for Scotland property.
“I am a man of my time. A failed man of my time. Or just a man of a failed time. Depending on how you look at it.”
Doppler had everything. He thought.
Wife, two kids, 23-hour working week and time to ride his bicycle. Until the accident. Now he lives in a forest just outside Oslo with a baby elk.
Come into the woods with Grid Iron for this funny and subversive fable about existence, consumerism and trying to live life in isolation when people just won’t leave you alone.
In August 2020, Grid Iron came so very, very close to giving some live performances of this show but, thwarted at the eleventh hour, we changed plans and decamped to a gorgeous woodland in Gifford, East Lothian, to film the production. Our plans were thwarted even further by the arrival of Storm Francis on our shores…
We took the footage we were able to gather between the downpours, edited it together with Zoom recordings of production meetings and rehearsals and added interviews with the cast, production team and leading industry figures to create a documentary film called Doppler: The Story So Far.
Viewed during it’s first release by just under 10,000 people, the documentary is once again free to view on YouTube via the link below so please watch if you haven’t already.
But in August 2021 we were finally able to bring Doppler fully to life in a shady woodland glade in the beautiful grounds of Newhailes House, a National Trust for Scotland property on the outskirts of Musselburgh, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
While still adhering to 1m social distancing and other Covid-safety protocols, the show played to sold-out audiences and received a fantastic response from the critics.
Most of all, it was just good to be back, doing what we do best – making live theatre, for live audiences, in a glorious setting.
There was a BSL interpreted performance on Doppler. Two were scheduled but unfortunately one was lost to bad weather.
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There was a BSL interpreted performance on Doppler. Two were scheduled but unfortunately one was lost to bad weather.
Production Photography by Duncan McGlynn
Support Us
If you’d like to support us to make live performances of Doppler happen when we’re able, or any of the other work that we’re doing, we would be extremely grateful.
Video
View the trailer for Doppler here…
Cast
Keith Fleming
Sean Hay
Chloe-Ann Tylor
Nik Paget-Tomlinson
Production Team
Writer & Director:
Ben Harrison
Producer:
Judith Doherty
Finance & Development Manager:
Deborah Crewe
Dramaturg:
Eszter Marsalko
Composer:
David A. Pollock
Musician and Live Foley:
Nik Paget-Tomlinson
Set & Costume Designer:
Becky Minto
Puppet Designer:
Fergus Dunnet
Lighting Designer:
Elle Taylor
Production Manager
(2020 & Pre-rehearsal 2021):
Elle Taylor
Production Manager (2021):
Joe Connell
Technical Manager:
Roy Fairhead
Stage Manager:
Hannah Henderson
Deputy Stage Manager:
Katy Steele
Front of House Manager:
Kath Lowe
Support (Technical Support):
Ellie Agnew
Production Design Assistant:
Megan Adair
Social Media:
Rosie Bans / Delilah Rose Neil
Press & Marketing:
The Corner Shop Scotland
BSL:
Paul Belmonte & Rachel Amey
View Our Programme
To read more information about the show, including the Director’s Note and team biographies, have a look through our production programme.
Supporters
This production is kindly supported by National Trust for Scotland at Newhailes House and Gardens and the first ever Fringe Artist and Venue Recovery Fund.
Dedication
This production is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend, Angela Wrapson, who made it possible for us to perform as part of Stavanger2008 European Capital of Culture and who looked after us so well on our Norwegian adventures.
Past Productions
The productions are listed in chronological order with the most recent first.
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