2026 | 90mins approx
A live promenade event as luminous meditation on grief as a journey.
Featuring moving image, performance, live music, community choir and a fire sculpture on the beach.
Presented as part of Good Grief Hastings 2026, produced by 18 Hours in partnership with Good Grief Festival CIC, St Michael’s Hospice and the University of Brighton, as part of the Coastal Community & Creative Health project.
Bright Hollow
CREDITS
Director: REBECCA E MARSHALL
Collaborator and Performance: CLARE WHISTLER
Composer: JOANNA LAWRENCE
Lyrics: WRITE OUT LOUD WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
Devised and led by REBECCA + CLARE, ST MICHAEL’S HOSPICE
Singer: CHIARA VINCI
Tuba Player: CALLUM DAVIS
Fire Sculpture Design: REBECCA E MARSHALL
Fire Sculpture Fabrication: LEIGH DYER, INCURVA STUDIOS
Moving Image ‘Dark Sparkles’: REBECCA E MARSHALL
Coracle Creation & Fabrication: CLARE WHISTLER + CHARLOTTE STILL
‘Courage for Our Journey’ Gift Bags: OMIROS + DINOS MARAGKOS
Choir Singers – COMMUNITY MEMBERS
‘Courage for Our Journey’ Chalking: REBECCA E MARSHALL
Event Production: 18HOURS
THANKS TO
Salt Circle Water Pourer: CHARLOTTE STILL
Chalk Stencilling Permission: FISHERMAN’S PROTECTION SOCIETY
Fire Safety: RENEGADE PYROTECHNICS
Projection Technician: JAMES HARRIS SOUND
Special Thanks to the Volunteers, Coracle Carriers,
and all at 18 Hours who helped bring this event to life.
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