Romantic Botanic is a series of bespoke guided tours delving into the secret love life of plants. The show mixes poetry and science, factual and fictional folklore, to create an engaging, profound and hilarious look into the world of plant realm and their relationship with us.
Creator and Writer: Barnaby Gibbons
Technical Direction: Roger Hartley
Devising Performers: Barnaby Gibbons, Roger Hartley, Paschale Straiton
“The Romantic Botanic experience was superb; an original, witty and very amusing show which engaged the audience and, importantly, got them thinking about the environment around them. As managers of a site with such ecological and archaeological importance, it really made us think and realise that we should be considering other alternative ways of promoting some of our key messages to a wider audience.” Stuart Clarke
Countryside & Conservation Manager Bournemouth Borough Council
The show was originally co-commissioned by Womadelaide Festival and Fremantle Festival, with site specific versions created for Hengistbury Headlines for Inside Out Festival and at Trentham Gardens for Appetite.
Paschale Straiton 