In April and May 2022, The Survivor, a large-scale puppet, will tour a number of locations along the Yorkshire Coast. The Survivor is a 5-metre tall sculpture that is a sight to behold while in motion and on a size rarely seen along our coast. She’ll stay in each location for several hours, enabling visitors to come and go as they like while watching her story evolve and taking in the sights.
In conjunction with Yorkshire Coast BID, Animated Objects creation will be touring the Yorkshire Coast. On Friday, May 6th, the Survivor will be in Bridlington South Beach, and on Saturday, May 7th, it will be in Scarborough South Bay.
‘The Odyssey – An Epic Adventure on the Yorkshire Coast’ is a Yorkshire Coast BID project, created and delivered by Animated Objects Theatre Company. She’ll arrive at the water’s edge around 9.30 a.m. and will rest on the beach as we create sand art around her throughout the morning.
Then, in the afternoon (about 1.15/1.30), she will stand and stroll along the beach before being met with spoken word, music, and the presentation of a welcome gift – a lovely patchwork blanket made by volunteers from all around the Yorkshire Coast.
If you missed her on the beaches, she’ll be traversing the entire length of the Yorkshire Coast on an open-top bus as part of Aura’s Odyssey on Sunday, May 8th.
Check out Aura’s Route below:
Stage 1
We will be departing Scarborough along Filey Road just after 8.30am heading south.
Aura’s Odyssey will then be passing along Newbegin and the seafront in Hornsea in Stage 1 and 2 of her journey.
She will pass through the main A1033 (Queen St.) in Withernsea heading south in Stage 1, and along Pier Road/ seafront heading north in stage 2.
Stage 2
In Bridlington, Aura will travel along South Marine Drive, heading northwards; through town vis South Cliff Road and Chapel Street and on towards Sewerby after a short break.
She will be passing Flamborough Head and moving on towards Bempton. In Filey, we will pass through town and down Cargate Hill to the seafront towards Coble landing. In Scarborough, we will pass along Foreshore Road and Marine Drive heading north.
Stage 3
Aura will pass through Robin Hood’s Bay on the main bus route into town from Scarborough, before heading north towards Hawsker She will pass Whitby Dock End before heading north towards Scaling Dam and Easington
Then passing through Staithes, Hinderwell, Lythe and Sandsend on the A174 heading south. If time allows, they aim to will endeavour to visit Whitby Abbey, and Scarborough Seafront on the way back to Scarborough at the end of the day.
The Survivor is part of ‘The Odyssey – An Epic Adventure on the Yorkshire Coast’. She is a survivor of the Trojan Wars in our reinvented version of Homer’s classic tales. To find out more about the project and for more details please visit our website.
