Bonus Song: The Shaws’ Tale
WARNING: SPOILERS!
THIS SECTION INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT AN AUDIENCE MEMBER WOULD NOT DISCOVER UNTIL THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE SHOW AND ENJOY BEING SURPRISED, YOU MIGHT WANT TO AVOID THIS ONE!
The Shaws’ Tale is the emotional heart of the show, because it is the story of the Safe Keeper and how she came to be such a malevolent force, crushing joy everywhere she goes.
Once upon a time, the Safe Keeper was a very ordinary woman called Seraphina Shaw who, like everyone in Gloaming, had a special talent: to love so fiercely that she can prevent all harm. But way back in the mists of time, a terrible tragedy occurred which broke her heart and left her all alone without the people she loved most dearly. Now, consumed with her desire to keep the people of Gloaming safe her love has twisted into a sort of cruelty that stops any of them ever being free.
Designer James Turner talks through the set and costume design for the Shaw family
Please remember that the workshop materials that appear on this website were still in development when published, so they shouldn’t be taken as finished works. Cautionary Tale is a show about finding hope and spreading joy when all seems lost. We’ve lost our chance, for the time being, to work on developing the show as we had planned but we’d still like to share the joy. For a limited time, we’re sharing extracts from the score, lyrics, script, choreography and design of Cautionary Tale here so you can get a flavour of this show by reading, rehearsing and performing some of it in your own home. These works are copyright and the use of the materials posted here is strictly for personal, non-commercial use. Once we are ready to go back into production these resources will be removed.