Selkie – The Wet and Wild Show!
Selkie’s are legendary creatures who are part seal, part human. Shedding their sealskins to take a human form on land, Selkie’s are traditionally described in stories where their skins are stolen, preventing them from ever returning to their true home under the sea.
Reimagining this myth for the 21st century, SELKIE: THE WET & WILD SHOW! is a provocative spectacle that brings animal rights, queerness and bodily autonomy into a whole new arena. Come and see a real-life Selkie before your very eyes, expertly trained by two glamorous women in wetsuits – step onstage to feed him; watch him dance to kitschy pop anthems; marvel at his resilience as he batters his body on the floor, against all odds!
SELKIE! was originally created in 2016, premiering at the Into the New festival before being selected for Buzzcut’s Let England Shake UK Tour at Camden People’s Theatre, London, and the UnFix Festival of Performance & Ecology at The CCA, Glasgow. It will be developed and re-staged as part of the 2025 Take Me Somewhere festival in October.
This takes the cause of animal rights into a whole new arena… all three performers were a tremendous presence onstage
Created by Craig Manson
Selkie – Craig Manson
Selkie’s Trainers – Agnes Evans-Forrest & Jessica Kucelin
The Commander – Theo Seddon
Producer – Feral Arts
Stunt Coordinator – Fox Banks
Dramaturg – James Ley
Outside Eye – Sian Baxter
Designer – Dav Bernard
Production Manager – Louise Gregory
BSL Interpreter – Melissa Toner