Mermaid Blog

The Mermaid in the Gherkin Jar: From Page to Stage, Part II!

  In September 2014, physical theatre company Northern Rose won the Flow Salford ‘Snippets’ competition at the Lowry Theatre with their stage adaptation of ’The Mermaid in The Gherkin Jar’. It was a fantastic achievement and I could hardly believe we’d done it. The work is not over, however, and the next step in bringing… Read more »

Magical Mermaid set for centre stage with Flow Salford win

By Tom Rodgers – News and Features Editor @SalfordOnline A novel-turned-play has won the backing of producers to turn it into a full-length show after wowing judges at a local showcase. Tony Seymour’s The Mermaid in the Gherkin Jar started life as a children’s short story, here transformed into a stage show by the Bolton-based Northern… Read more »