Additional tickets released for ‘Flooded!’ at Cathedral

One hundred additional tickets have been released for St Edmundsbury Cathedral’s upcoming production of “Flooded!”

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England, “Flooded!” is a theatre, opera and song extravaganza combining “The Fools’ Flood”, by Neil Clayton, a new play about an historic flood in Bury St Edmunds, and Benjamin Britten’s family opera, “Noye’s Fludde”.

The production is the largest arts project undertaken by the Cathedral in recent times and will involve over 200 locals and professional creatives, including local schools, Britten Pears Arts, Suffolk Music Service, and more.

There are three performances available, one on Friday, November 15, at 6pm and two on Saturday, November 16, at 1pm and 6pm.

The “Fools’ Flood” tells the real story of 13th Century Bury St Edmunds, when monks at the Abbey decided to dam the Tayfen Brook which flooded the marshes to the north east of the town.

Enraged by this, town citizens try to violently tear down the dam with some rather nasty consequences.

“Noye’s Fludde” is an operatic classic, written by Benjamin Britten and first performed in St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford, in 1958, during the Aldeburgh Festival.

Written especially for a mixed company of professional and community players, the piece tells the famous story of Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood sent by God to sweep the Earth.

As well as being full of beautiful music and fast paced action, “Flooded!” has a set made from recycled materials, with many costumes decorated by the children themselves.