Audiences promised a ‘blizzard of paper and confetti’ in October performance
The Aakash Odedra Company is bringing Little Murmur to The Drum at Theatre Royal Plymouth and audiences are already gearing up for the event which features ‘ground-breaking projection’ and ‘an extraordinary soundscape.’
Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, Aakash Odedra found school to be very challenging.
He regularly spelt his name wrongly until he was 21 and it wasn’t until he “found the missing ‘A’” that he felt he belonged. Dance became his mode of expression.
The Aakash Odedra Company is bringing Little Murmur to The Drum at Theatre Royal Plymouth. Image: Pamela Raith Photography.
Combining visual design and technology with dance and humour, Little Murmur explores the warped and exaggerated realities of living in a world you struggle to process.
Based on Aakash’s hugely moving show Murmur 2.0, organisers say this ‘stunning visual treat is an honest and heart felt conversation about the trials and tribulations of living with dyslexia, facing challenges and overcoming the odds.’
In 2014, a show called Murmur 2.0 by Aakash Odedra Company explored Aakash Odedra’s experience of growing up with dyslexia.
The team at The Spark Arts for Children were blown away with the performance and their director Adel Al-Salloum longed to share the piece with children.
Audiences falling in love with the performance
She wanted to enable them to access this story told in the most mesmerising way. Working in partnership with The Spark Arts for Children, Murmur 2.0 was reimagined for young audiences and a new show, Little Murmur, was born.
Little Murmur premiered at The Spark Festival, Leicester 2022 and toured theatres, schools, festivals, libraries and community spaces across the UK.
Little Murmur: Playing at theatres and arts centres acriss the UK and worldwide. Image: Pamela Raith Photography.
Since then, it has played theatres and arts centres across the UK and worldwide, having just finished its tour across Australia.
Audiences have fallen in love with the performance with one theatre goer saying it was ‘one of the most beautiful pieces of children’s theatre I have ever seen.’
‘The most perfect portrayal of what it is like to live in a world not designed for your way of thinking. A must see if you are a child or adult, with or without dyslexia.’
The performance is being staged in TRP’s The Drum between 07 October to 09 October 2024.