History

Ocarina Nina developed from Cast-Off Drama's exploration into the fairground and circus tradition of the 'poses plastiques' (www.castoffdrama.blogspot.com). Challenging the silence of conventional 'Living Sculpture' our street-theatre characters create high-impact, humorous and warm exchanges with the public through singing, speeches and stories. In line with our development of the theatre of the body, we work acoustically (ie. no amps or mikes!) and are skilled in a range of musical and vocal styles. Ocarina Nina Street-Theatre & Singing started in 2003, and went independent in 2006.

The first Ocarina Nina character was The Singing Secretary, launched in 2003. Fiona Folk followed in 2005, following requests from festival promoters for a second act.