Pomona’s Children

An intergenerational piece inspired by and delivered in the Hereford Museum of Cider in 2019 as part of the Great Place scheme. 

About the work 

Created to connect the Bulmer’s Cider Factory employees of old with the local children of today, Pomona’s Children incorporated Feral’s trademark multisensory workshops as access points to connect with the old factory itself and to form the shape of an onsite performance and a day of celebration in the Cider Museum. 

How we made it

The workshops connected the generations through fun with blindfolds and apples. The older generation led the blindfolded younger ones through the factory, telling them stories of their time working at the place and leading them to listen, feel and smell each room and the objects within it. 

From these sessions and additional research, Estelle created lyrics and worked with the composer Billy to create a ten minute theatrical song which was then filmed and directed. 

The lyrics were also printed onto cards that were available in the Cider Museum shop.

Performances

Pomona’s Children ran at The Cider Museum, Hereford in late August 2019. 

Crew

Direction – Estelle van Warmelo and Rachel Lambert

Design – Rachel Lambert

Lyrics – Estelle van Warmelo

Music – Billy Lambert

Cast

The erstwhile Bulmers Factory staff and the children of Herefordshire.