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FOR 3 WEEKS THE WORLD’S FINEST ARTISTS MAKE ZOO THEIR HOME, COMING TOGETHER IN ONE SPACE TO PRESENT AN EXCLUSIVE BODY OF WORK WHICH TRULY CHALLENGES AND INSPIRES. A FESTIVAL ALL OF ITS OWN FEATURING EXCITING NEW WORK FROM EMERGING PERFORMERS ALONGSIDE STUNNING LARGESCALE PRODUCTIONS FROM ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES. OUR 2018 SEASON IS AN UNCOMPROMISING AND BOLD LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF SOME OF ITS FOREMOST INNOVATORS.
17 DAY S ADRIANNA PAVLOVSKA IN ASSOCIATION WITH BEAR TRAP AND KOSKY PRODUCTIONS Why is it so easy to stop fighting for something that, at one point, was everything? You meet people once, you love people once, you lose people once. 9:40pm. London. Ingrid is waiting for an answer. An explosive pan-European drama about lovers set to self-destruct and broken connections across international borders. This debut play from new Polish writer Adrianna Pavlovska beautifully depicts the meltdown of a modern relationship. Adrianna Pavlovska in association with Bear Trap Theatre and Kosky Productions.
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A M OD E R N G U I D E TO HE RO I S M A N D SID E K IC K E R Y
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MICHELLE ZAHNER A superhero story that refuses to be a comic book. Michelle Zahner joyfully mixes storytelling, comedy and poetry to work out how being a superhero in the real world really works. How do you rescue people from depression or broken friendships? How do you fight cyclones, rabid llamas or the patriarchy? What do you call a boy damsel? And shouldn’t there be a villain somewhere? A new hero finds herself dealing with media hype, impossible expectations and protest groups. She doesn’t understand, Batman never had to deal with this sh*t.
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16:50 (1h) £10 (8)
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ALL TH ES E TH INGS LIVE ART BISTRO
For one day only! Live Art Bistro take on ZOO Southside, doing what they do best: presenting 12 hours of transgressive and experimental performance by world-renowned artists. All These Things is for the brave and the curious. For people who want something that sits authentically outside of the boundaries of what we now expect from the Fringe. The work on offer will fill every nook and cranny of the venue promoting exploration, play, and with a spirit of generosity. There will be nothing else like this event at the Fringe, guaranteed.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | MAIN HOUSE
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APHRODITE AND THE INVISIBLE CONSUMER GODS SAM DONVITO
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20:35 (50m) £6 - £10 (8.50)
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This award-winning show combines humour, audience interaction and dance to highlight the objectification of women in the media. The Goddess Aphrodite travels to the 21st century. Tempted by the allure of advertising, she wholeheartedly enters into our modern world. However, she is constantly shamed by the media and society for not meeting our impossible standards of beauty. Aphrodite soon discovers love and beauty have a different meaning here. ‘It will make you question how you perceive everything that appears on social media’ **** (WeekendNotes.com). #madeinadelaide
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CENTURY SONG VOLCANO (CANADA), RICHARD JORDAN PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CANADAHUB
Volcano, ‘Canada’s explosive new writing company’ (Independent). The original coproducers of global hit White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, and Scotsman Fringe First, multiple Edinburgh award winners return with a new work of visceral beauty. Exploring 100 years of Black women’s unspoken history Century Song takes us on a journey through performance, music, and animated art. ‘Nothing prepares you for what you’re about to see... wordless... magical... you feel that you could stay and watch a complete repeat performance... Glorious’ ***** (TheReviewsHub.com). ‘One of those companies that every theatre city needs – bold, experimental, bubbling with ideas’ (Toronto Star).
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DON’T KILL YOUR DARLINGS DET ANDRE TEATRET / THE OTHER THEATRE
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13:15 (45m) £10 (9)
Award-winning actor Ingvild Haugstad from Det Andre Teatret tells the story of a person who retreats from the world after losing a soulmate to a freak raspberry accident. Puppetry, sketches and improvisation make up this heartfelt silly show by one of Norway’s most unique performers. Nominated for Best Show at Bergen Fringe 2017. Det Andre Teatret is Norway’s first and largest independent improv/fringe theatre. Their focus on strong improvisation skills and fine storytelling combined to an inherent theatricality and a playful risk-loving attitude have earned them an outstanding international reputation over the years..
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D RE AM LAND HYPERDRIVE THEATRE
‘Dreamland tackles pressing social and political issues with bracing theatricality’ (Jesse Briton, Bear Trap Theatre). London. Canary Wharf. September 2008. Following the collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market, the world economy is in free fall. Johnny, an unemployed 25- year-old, thinks he has the answer. When Manning Corp, a stock brokerage firm, take him on, he enters a world that will change him forever. But when you’ve made millions, when you’re at the top of your game, what else is left? How far can you go before somebody gets hurt?
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15:00 (55m) £5 - £10 (8)
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ELSIE THATCHWICK CHARLIEFROMGROUNDFORCE PRODUCTIONS
‘Dearest Elsie, if you’re reading this, I’m dead. I hope you’re sitting comfortably. Below is the address of your father. He’s alive... I know you’re probably thinking I’m a right old fanny for naw telling you sooner... but better late than never. Love Nan. PS Dinnae forget tae feed the cat.’ Armed only with an address, a pack of Jammy Dodgers and a Scottish sense of humour, Elsie heads from Glasgow to Manchester in search of her father. Two actors and 20 characters drive this fast-paced dark comedy.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO
18:30 (1h) £8 - £10 (9)
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YOUNGSAN UNIVERSITY
Goethe’s Faust dealing with human agony and the way of salvation, is frequently read in Asia, especially in Korea. What kind of person is Faust in Korea today? What kind of person is Mephisto in Korea today? What kind of person is Grechen in Korea today? What is the ultimate appearance of an anguish or wandering human being in Korea today? What is the salvation of Koreans today? In the context of today’s Korean society where Western and Korean gods’ points of view are mixed, these questions lead us to a performance called Faust Korea.
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12:50 (1h) £6 - £8 (6) F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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FIVE ENC O UNTE RS O N A S ITE CALLE D C RAIGS LIS T YESYESNONO
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Sam wants to tell you about five encounters he had on Craigslist. Sam’s anxious about how he gets to know people. This is a chance to get to know him. In exploring one person’s attempts to know others, the show considers how a group of people in a darkened room can ever get to know each other. Desperately hilarious and achingly bleak, Yesyesnono’s smash debut returns to ZOO for a limited final run. ‘A moving and bittersweet experience.’ (Guardian). ‘Visionary and unpretentious.’ ***** (ThreeWeeks).
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H EATH ER AND H ARRY STUMBLE TRIP THEATRE
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19:30 (50m) £8 (6)
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Stumble Trip Theatre consists of all-singing, all-dancing, Lecoq-trained clowns. Combining mime, cabaret, theatre and some impressive rapping, Heather and Harry is an extremely silly unpicking of what it means to be human and in love. Heather is cast from heaven by her husband Zeus. Finding herself in the midst of London’s very sad, mad, bad inhabitants, she seeks solace in the lonely cockney philosopher Harry. Harry shows Heather proof of beauty and love amid the chaos. ‘Had me laughing and giggling for the whole duration’ (AYoungerTheatre.com). **** (LondonTheatre1.com). **** (NorthWestEnd. co.uk).
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HOW TO DRINK WINE LIKE A WANKER ANNA THOMAS PRODUCTIONS
We’ve all encountered the wine wankers’ insufferable diatribe. We endure it because we have no f*cking idea what they’re talking about. Follow one woman’s accidental journey over 12 months from shallow wine novice to full-blown wine wanker. A little rudimentary knowledge to accompany her game face and voila, she became so much more! ‘Its impossibly intimate, like we’re drinking her story, her life’ ***** (GreatScott.media). ‘Received one of the most thoroughly earned rounds of applause I’ve ever witnessed’ ***** (TulpaMagazine.com). ‘A theatrical spectrum’ ****1/2 (Advertiser, Adelaide). ****1/2 (TheatreGuide.com.au).
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | CABARET BAR
20:00 (1h) £10 (8)
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YESYESNONO In 2016, Volvo launched their Human Made marketing campaign. New adverts focused on individual human lives. School children. Explorers. Factory workers. Global sales increased by 20%. This is an attempt to do the same. A show about objects. The objects we use. The stories we tell about them. The way we consume them. With live music and video artistry, award-winning Yesyesnono return with [insert slogan here]: a fevered excavation of adverts, objects, memory and identity. ‘A moving and bittersweet experience’ (Guardian). ‘Visionary and unpretentious’ ***** (ThreeWeeks). Total Theatre Award Winner.
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18:10 (1h 5m) £7 - £12 (10) - £14 (12)
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IS TANBUL: YO U’LL NEVER WALK ALO NE FROM THE GUT THEATRE
It’s 2005 and somehow Liverpool are back in the European Cup Final. From the Mersey to Turkey, the Reds will their team to glory. But can this ragtag Liverpool side topple giants AC Milan? Drawn from accounts all over the world, Istanbul is about Scousers, football, class and gender. The ultimate underdog story told by the fans. ‘Riotous, breathless... an admirable lack of cliche’ (LondonBoxOffice.co.uk) ****.
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IT’S ALRIGHT, EVERYTHING’S OKAY AN O R A K
Sometimes we feel sad. Sometimes we feel lonely. Sometimes we look at the world and wonder if we’re causing its problems. But it’ll be alright in the end... right? Featuring questionable life advice, harsh noise, and references to whales, Anorak presents its first show, an intimate and surreal look at happiness, selfishness and whether we can – or should – change the world.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | THE VAN
15:00 (40m) £5 - £6 (5) - £7 (6)
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JET O F B L O O D CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
Brought to you by Civil Disobedience and that actor trapped inside the fur suit in Roddy Bottum’s Sasquatch: The Opera, Jet of Blood is the documadrama/ballet/opera/performance art/musical/protest piece you’ve haven’t been waiting for. Trigger warnings include but are not limited to: rape, graphic pornography, excessive drug use, violence, the musical styling of Miley Cyrus, self-mutilation, corruption, anorexia/ bulimia and the not-so-unique true story of one 14-year-old boy in the oldest and most prestigious prep in North America. But in all seriousness, Jet of Blood is not for the faint of heart.
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14:10 (1h 10m) £8 - £10 (9)
KEEP THE CHANGE
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TOUT ENSEMBLE
I am worth what I have. I want what you have. I fear the rich and pity the poor. I am ashamed to love money. The money taboo has a lot of suppressed energy. It creates myths and allows us not to deal with the fears lying underneath. Keep the Change is a show born from hours of improvisation, self-examination and experimentation. The show’s narration comes from the thoughts, hearts and personal experiences of Tout Ensemble, engaging with the shame and awkwardness that money creates. Visual, physical and dynamic!
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KIDDING SOUNDS LIKE THUNDER THEATRE
When did you last speak to your Mum? Last week? Last year? We’ve been asking everyone from grandparents to schoolkids. The stories they’ve told us unfold the parent/child relationship in all its beauty and bathos, silliness and sadness. From ironing a nine-year-old’s crumpled geography project to coming out to your mum. Childhood homes for sale. Getting older and parenting your parents. Voicemails and dial tones and things left unsaid until now. Through verbatim stories, we’ll take you to those tender, irrepressible places inside us all where we’ve never really grown up.
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LAST HIVE U N DE R COV E R TH E ATR E CO MPA N Y
Award-winning Gaulier duo David Tann and Karen Houge take you on an epic journey of a honeybee trying to save his world. See the world through the eyes of a bee as he meets machines and a radicalised bee- fighting people. The story is told using dreams, physical theatre, comedy and shadow puppetry. Undercover Theatre Company’s previous show was nominated for the Best Theatre Award at Brighton Fringe. ‘Very, very funny... gales of laughter throughout’ Highly Recommended Show winner (FringeReview. co.uk).
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16:10 (50m) £10 (9)
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LEVITICUS WHERE ARE THEY GOING THEATRE COMPANY It is the mid-90s, the dot-com millionaires are kings... Austin and his wife Jess host a dinner party to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of friends Robert and Stacia. Austin and Robert are estranged childhood friends, until Robert rings Austin out of the blue to be his best man. These unfortunate boys spent three years together in an unusual sort of Saturday club leaving them scarred and isolated. Jess knows both men’s’ secret predilections, Stacia doesn’t. Over the course of the evening the truth unfurls itself, with explosive consequences.
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12:00 (1h) £7 - £10 (8) - £12 (10)
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UCLU RUNAGROUND
In Papaya, the illusion of the West is bloodied with false promises and red wine. Recent émigrés, a maid and her husband, experience their new lives in limbo. Adrift and muted, she is victim to the sexual advances of her employer, while counsel to his outspoken wife who suspects her husband’s infidelity. Seeing herself in the cracked reflection of her married employers, the maid reflects on the burlesque of her new life. Meanwhile, memories of her past grow stronger with their distance and she cannot help but look back to find a future for herself.
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20:35 (50m) £5 - £10 (8) F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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PASSIONATE MACHINE ROSY CARRICK
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15:30 (1h) £6 - £10 (8)
Remember P.E. kit. Cancel Free Trial. Call mum. Everyone writes instructions to their future selves. But what happens if the future starts writing back? Featuring a diverse cast of real-life characters including David Bowie, Vladimir Mayakovsky and Rocky Balboa, and set against the questionable theoretical framework of your favourite time travel movies, fact and fiction blend to create an exhilarating story about letting go, having the courage to take the untrodden path, and finding yourself – literally. Writer, performer, poet and translator, Carrick has toured the world and now makes her Fringe debut. ‘Clever, funny, quarrelsome, astonishing’ (SabotageReviews.com).
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RE: PRODUCTION WHITE SLATE THEATRE
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Karen and Tom met and married when they were really young. They’re grown-ups now. Their friends are painting the spare room sunset yellow. Flexible working hours, baby yoga, PTA meetings... It’s what they want, isn’t it? Karen is a scientist. She knows the facts. By now she should be ready. But what if she’s not? ‘A powerful voice that deserves to be more widely heard and reflected upon’ ****(TheReviewsHub.com). Nominated for New Writing South Best New Play Award 2017. Part of Fertility Fest and Modern Families in partnership with the National and Bush Theatres.
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ROMEO AND JULIET BOXLIT THEATRE
BoxLit Theatre presents Romeo and Juliet like you’ve never seen it before! Combining cinematic film projection, live theatre and evocative music. Love battles with hate, passion battles with power, screens replace true human connection. Despite this, Romeo and Juliet find purity in their untainted love for each other. Following success at the Broadway Theatre, two actors tackle Shakespeare’s most famous tale, with a truly innovative style of storytelling. All in a pop-up glowing white box!
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20:55 (1h) £7 - £10 (8) - £12 (10)
SH E TAUGH T M E H O W TO BRE A T H E A G A I N
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1-2-1 COLLECTIVE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LINCOLN COMPANY
A one-to-one performance for a group of individuals. Put on your headphones, listen in, and imagine yourself in the place of another... Premiering at this year’s Fringe, She Taught Me How to Breathe Again combines new writing and live performance in a show which examines human relationships, differences in perspective, and asks how we might change when we think someone’s watching. The private becomes public, and the public are listening in this intimate and atmospheric new show from 1-2-1 Collective and The Lincoln Company.
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11:30 (55m) £10 (9)
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SIT WITH US FOR A MOMENT AND REMEMBER THE LINCOLN COMPANY AND MICHAEL PINCHBECK
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14:00 (10m) / 17:00 (10m) £1
A bench in a public space, and a plaque saying ‘sit with us for a moment and remember’. It is a dedication to a loved one and an invitation to sit, close your eyes, and listen... This interactive performance, for a single participant at a time, is performed by members of The Lincoln Company mentored by award-winning theatre maker Michael Pinchbeck. Based on an acclaimed original piece, Sit With Us... is a transporting meditation on remembering, solitude and loss.
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SOLARPLEXUS: AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PLAY PROJECT MERCURY
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19:35 (1h) £7 - £10 (8) - £12 (10)
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Enough fantasies of the apocalypse, it’s already here. Doom impending, Ellen and her brother seek refuge on their father’s sustainable, ecofriendly commune. His plan to save the world? A gender-fluid, pedal- powered bicycle named Mercury Daniels. But you’d better hope the family can set aside their differences before the CEO of that mega tech corporation, Syzygy, gets his hands on them. Will the family overcome their clashing beliefs and save the world with the forces of renewable energy? Corporate surveillance and conspiracies abound in this hyper- speed piece of sustainable sci-fi theatre from NYC.
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TESTAMENT CHALK LINE
‘The realities of life, dream and hallucination are beautifully interwoven offering the spectator an amazing journey’ (Marcin Rudy, Song Of The Goat). Winner of The Creativity Award 2018. In the beginning God created the heavens and earth and... Max! After a car crash, Max questions what happened to Tess. Answers take the form of apparitions of modernised biblical characters, aiding Max in his discovery or tempting him away. His only hope of recovery lies in the hands of a brother whose guilt is driving him away. ‘A beautiful piece about Love and Loss’ (Luke Clarke, The Alchemist).
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16:45 (1h 15m) £5 (4) - £10 (5)
THE FUN CLUB PRESENTS...
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THE FUN CLUB
The Fun Club Presents... Three performers sitting in a theatre waiting to begin. Something is different, somehow... an audience. The Fun Club are attempting to stage a show that is original: part autobiography, part improv, all new writing. Can they make the connection that others have made before? Some audience feedback to tempt you: ‘A mischievous and moving deconstruction of theatre as we know it... marvellous wit... genius cast.’ ‘Fantastic work.’ ‘Hilarious’. ‘...some lovely young creatures do acting in a most enjoyable fashion’. ‘It was Seinfeld meets Alan Bennett set in a Child in Need assessment...’.
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20:50 (50m) £8.50 (5)
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T H E H ALF M O O N SH ANIA BURNT LEMON THEATRE The Half Moon Pub, the punk pit stop of 1999. Ketamine Kerry leads her girls on the pub tour of their twenties. 15 pubs down, 150 pints downed (each!). It’s been a blast so far, but it’s getting too much – the wandering eyes that trickle down girls’ thighs, the hands that brush by, too close for comfort... It’s gonna be a riot! So wear your best knickers – don’t lose them – but lose yourself, because the best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun!
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THE WELCOME REVOLUTION FEAT.THEATRE
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‘There’s something about the UK, you don’t welcome people.’ One woman goes on a mission to make a change. She hosts tea parties around the country, inviting her guests to enjoy a cuppa and share their thoughts on the act of welcoming. How do we make a world where ‘welcome’ is more than a greeting? Loaded with optimism and chocolate digestives, this interactive new show brings people together amidst ongoing global displacement and galvanises us to spread positivity and start a revolution. This is a call to arms with mugs in hand. This is The Welcome Revolution.
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T HE RE S H E I S GABRIELA FLARYS
A humorous one-woman show, a journey to get there: to a better place, a better word, anything better. However, a whale has jumped in front of a train in central London and all paths must change. The mammal is displaced. Something foreign feels stuck. In an attempt at arrival, the encounters along her way unfold the many “others” that exist within oneself. This piece is based on a series of interviews with people of different nationalities who live in London and speak English as a second language.
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21:55 (45m) £6
VIOLET
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POOR MICHELLE
Violet is starting to forget. But she’s got a long life to remember before she does. There are rights to wrong and ends to tie up; a life well lived is never neat. Generations younger, Bertie is at the beginning with no idea what lies ahead. She’s looking for something to point her in the right direction. A summer by the sea and an unexpected friendship. A funny, heartwarming tale about memory, friendship and what we leave behind. From the team behind awardwinning show Thick Skin and the winner of the Buzz Goodbody Director Award.
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21:55 (1h 10m) £7 - £10 (8) - £12 (10) F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING DET ANDRE TEATRET / THE OTHER THEATRE
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14:15 (1h) £10 (9)
Fresh from selling out the National Theatre in Oslo. Award-winning poet Fredrik Høyer from Det Andre Teatret tells his critically acclaimed story about life, marathon, ultra-runners and the romcom The Holiday. All whilst running for his life on a treadmill! Beautiful, existential and exhaustingly funny. Det Andre Teatret is Norway’s first and largest independent improv/fringe theatre. Their focus on strong improvisation skills and fine storytelling combined to an inherent theatricality and a playful risk-loving attitude have earned them an outstanding international reputation over the years.
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ZUGUNRUHE MECHANIMAL
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13:45 (1h) £7 - £10 (9)
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Zugunruhe (zoo-gun-rue): an ornithology term for ‘migratory restlessness in birds’. This show explores the incredible flight of a marsh warbler, the world’s only bird whose song echoes its migration route. Body-compasses, magnetic fields, African sunsets, star-chasing, stormriding, homing... Zugunruhe offers a wild, fresh look at migration. Rehearsing among birds in the wetlands of Somerset, performer Tom Bailey creates a feast of bird behaviour alongside a digital sound map of the marsh warbler’s journey, made by composer Rowan Evans. Developed in residence at UCL Migration Research Unit. Supported by The Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council England and Red Brick Building.
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15TH 5PM TILL AUG 5AM Adult Baby Creche / Age Of The /Â Anna Berndtson / Ben Mills / CAL / CHINA / Do It Theatre / Donna The Dom From Doncaster / Eoin McKenzie / Fetish Fulfilment Service / Gina Bubblegum / Katy Baird / Laurie Brown / Lise Boucon / Local Foreigner / MAYA / Moa Johansson / Nicholas Tee / Rosa Postlethwaite / Sammuel Kennedy / Sara Zaltash / Shit Theatre / Simone Simone & Eros / TOFF / Toni Lewis
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A LIFE O N TH E S ILK RO AD
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NATIONAL THEATRE OF CHINA
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20:15 (1h 20m) £10 - £14 (12)
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Sam Amos (TrashDollys) explores solitude and man’s inability to articulate emotion in 5 Days of Falling. This one-man show blends breathtaking physicality with words and music to magnify the final stages of a young man’s journey through isolation. Highlighting the ever-growing crisis of male suicide, 5 Days of Falling aims to inspire dialogue on the importance of communication. Encompassing the freedom and expressive nature of b-boying and contemporary dance, Sam has honed an instantly recognizable movement style which lies at the heart of his work.
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TRASHDOLLYS
A dynamic multimedia production from the National Theatre of China, recreating the epic journey from east to west along the historic Silk Road. In a ground-breaking collaboration with French theatre makers, digital projection and an electronic soundtrack complement the evocative physical performance of a world-class cast of 16. Following the success of their 2017 Edinburgh Fringe production Luocha Land, this new production by celebrated choreographer Zhao Miao once again combines Chinese mythology with powerful visuals and contemporary physical theatre. ‘Passion and precision in physical theatre’ (Scotsman). ‘Colourfully macabre and slickly executed’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
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AS F A R A S W E A R E CIELAROQUE / HELENE WEINZIERL
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A UTÓC TO N O S I I
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If the impression of an accelerated overall situation ending in a crash is manifested, the mutation to the crash-test dummy has begun. Welcome to the laboratory test: life and society. Explore your limits of tolerance and stress, or in plain neoliberal: good luck! For risks and side effects, ask your conscience, your courage or simply your neighbours. An experiment. Are we the crash-test dummies of the 21st century and if so, why? Dummies need walls. No dummy without a wall, and one question remains: How far will we fly? As far as we are.
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A quintet between pianist/composer and four dancers, Autóctonos II questions belonging to a group, in this society of endurance, indifference and productivity. Both abstract and mathematical at first sight, the piece bases its writing on the physical tenacity and commitment of its performers. A power that is highly sensitive, held together by an ever finer thread.
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‘Our world is in order, a world in which there are unchangable truths that are valid to everybody.’ Or maybe not? Maybe one starts to shiver at the thought that it could also be quite different. Can you feel the terryfing feeling of living in the wrong film? Maybe it is true... and one little question, an experience, or a simple bang can unmask the whole fraud, and make clear that the world is a gigantic theatrical play, a consoling illusion: do we all – already for a very long time – live in a grandiose forgery?
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DEP VAN HUYNH COMPANY
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CIELAROQUE / HELENE WEINZIERL
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Dep is the Vietnamese word for beautiful. With his latest dance work, the UK-based choreographer Dam Van Huynh explores influences from his South East Asian heritage. In Vietnamese culture, death is also a form of rebirth. The dancers in Dep are nude for a purpose. Fragile and vulnerable, their nudity literally strips them bare. The movement invites the audience to let go, reaching ever closer to the feeling of being alive.
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16:45 (55m) £7 (6) - £15 (12)
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DI S TINC T I O N ZOO VENUES
ZOO Venues in conjunction with DanceXchange and Dance4 present a series of new choreographic works from emerging artists in the Midlands. Don’t miss the chance to see new voices in British dance. Full programme on ZOOfestival.co.uk
L E G E N D FO R W ITK A C Y
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THEATRE WITKACY
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Legend for Witkacy: avant-garde, physical theatre performance inspired by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz. This compelling narrative focuses on two brothers and a fiancee and the tragic, mundane, poignant, and comical experiences of their lives. Universal human themes: identity, love and mortality.
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Paradiso is the magical place where old people turn back into babies. Here, death is not the end – it’s the beginning of the circle of life. Paradiso is a wordless physical piece presented by renowned Georgian puppetry company Our Theatre with great passion. A stunning production with creative use of puppetry and music, it tells a story of happiness and sorrow across whole lives in three old men’s last days, with a fantastic cast who will move the audiences to laughter and tears.
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PIE EQ UALS SQ UARE GT ARTISTRY
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OUR THEATRE
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13:00 (50m) £14 (12)
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A mad inventor applies logic to the absurd and abstract. Distant memories, ideas and images smash together. Surreal scenes and characters push, prod and taunt. We ask: what is irony? Where is sincerity? Who can I believe? Our inventor finds himself in a world where rules have changed and irreverence abounds. Pie Equals Square is a structural feat that constantly evolves and folds in on itself, challenging the timeline of our shared existence. Choreographer Paula Mann’s idiosyncratic, whimsical postmodernist movement combined with composer Hans Kruger’s soulful sound score provides the perfect counterpoint to our rollercoaster world.
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(SOME)BODY ALYONA AGEEVA PHYSICAL THEATRE POSLESLOV
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STE P INT O A F R I C A IV
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34/18 YOUTH DANCE COMPANY
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Does a body have its own soul? Does a body make us a human being? What is hidden beneath nudity, and what is nudity itself? Nudity is extreme openness and vulnerability and, at the same time, an incomprehensible power connected not only with sexuality. The magic of Eros, compelling power of nudity, way up and way down, transcendence and co-creation, fragility and strength. Life, death, pain and love – all of this complex and unspeakable physical phenomenon is what we are researching in (Some)Body.
Back at the festival for the fourth time, 34/18 Youth Dance Company perform Step Into Africa IV. 14 dancers, six young fresh choreographers and the experience of the artistic director, Wendi Abrahams, makes for a reboot of modern dance. This young company will show their versatility in contemporary, gumboot, pantsula and hip hop styles. Experience the vibe, energy and talent found at 34 degrees latitude, 18 degrees longitude ie. Cape Town, South Africa.
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T H E S ENS E M AK E R A ND D RO P TH E GO GO WOMAN’S MOVE
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Accessible yet still in-depth, funny and disturbingly ironic. Two short pieces of physical theatre examining the labour market in our interconnected world. The Sensemaker shows the inner turmoil of a woman as she struggles to meet the impossible expectations of a synthetic voice. Drop the Gogo is inspired by the nightlife universe and questions the roles in which we sometimes confine our dreams. ‘A hilariously, excruciatingly relatable look at the fears and frustrations of modern life’ (WhatsOnLive.co.uk). ‘Ingenious, subversive and scurrilous’ (TheReviewsHub.com).
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HO LY $ #!% IT’S MUS IC AND C O M E D Y W ITH M ATT GRIFFO
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MATT GRIFFO
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Matt Griffo from Chicago is an internationally touring musical comedian, combining music with comedic lyrics. Griffo’s show is what you get if Ben Folds and Flight of the Conchords had a love child. Griffo sings while playing ukulele and piano. He’s been featured on FunnyorDie and Buzzfeed. He recently toured Europe in spring 2018 and is back again. His performances are ‘both toe-tapping and rib-tickling’ (Chicago Sun Times). You can check out his music online at www.mattgriffo.com.
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STOE L (CH A I R ) NYASH
Choreographic duet from three years ago. Recipient of the Minister for Children and Media award during the Rencontres Théâtre Jeune Public de Huy in 2015 and Critics’ Prize for Best Young Audience Play 2015- 2016. Using a set made of chairs and the rhythm of cello and voice, two dancers revisit these familiar objects. They organise, transform and move around the space. As it gets installed and shared in various ways, the chair becomes a playground, a place for fancy, an opportunity for meetings. Be it stable or unstable, light or brutish, between building and undoing, dance appears.
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13:00 (45m) £6 - £12 (10) - (34f)
WHA T THE M O O N SAW 2FACED DANCE COMPANY
A magical journey around the world... A dance and circus performance for little ones and their families. Scared of the dark, young Jack opens his bedroom window to find a familiar friendly face, The Moon. The Moon shining bright, teaches Jack how to be brave by taking him on an amazing adventure of dragons, boats and rooftops; showing him all that he sees and teaching him all that he knows. Join Jack in this short interactive tale bringing you secrets and surprises that will delight the whole family. ‘A friendly show... beautifully weighted’ (Independent).
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ANNETTE GRE GO RY P RE S ENTS LAD IE S O F JAZ Z
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It’s her singing and their playing that helps to bring it alive for audiences. ‘On the evidence of this performance the new show Ladies of Jazz should be well worth looking out for in 2018’ (TheJazzMann.com, 2017). Annette will captivate you with the Ladies of Jazz. Bringing her rich, deep, delicate phrasing to songs sung by legends like Sarah Vaughan, Julie London, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Antia O’Day. Enchanting you with some hidden gems from the likes of June Christie and Chris Conner.
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E LAINE D AVID S O N’S K INK Y FRE AK S H O W ELAINE DAVIDSON
A rare opportunity to see lifetime Guiness World Record holder Elaine Davidson – the world’s most pierced woman – up close and personal doing what she does best. Prepare to be amazed by her daringly delicious festive feats. An Edinburgh icon who everyone knows and loves. She will scare, shock, and try to behave, but always with a smile. This Brazilian performer is one of a kind and not to be missed!
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22:15 (1h) £8 - £13 (12)
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WHAT THE MOON SAW STEP INTO AFRICA IV SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO BREATHE AGAIN PARADISO LEVITICUS THE HALF MOON SHANIA FAUST KOREA KEEP THE CHANGE PIE EQUALS SQUARE STOEL (CHAIR) DON’T KILL YOUR DARLINGS ZUGUNRUHE SIT WITH US FOR A MOMENT AND REMEMBER JET OF BLOOD WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING CENTURY SONG DREAMLAND IT’S ALRIGHT, EVERYTHING’S OKAY PASSIONATE MACHINE 5 DAYS OF FALLING LEGEND FOR WITKACY (SOME)BODY THE WELCOME REVOLUTION DISTINCTION LAST HIVE TESTAMENT DEP A MODERN GUIDE TO HEROISM AND SIDE KICKERY ALL THESE THINGS RE: PRODUCTION AUTÓCTONOS II THE SENSEMAKER AND DROP THE GOGO FIVE ENCOUNTERS ON A SITE CALLED CRAIGSLIST [INSERT SLOGAN HERE] AS FAR AS WE ARE BLUFF ELSIE THATCHWICK HEATHER AND HARRY SOLARPLEXUS: AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PLAY ISTANBUL: YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE HOLY $#!% IT’S MUSIC AND COMEDY WITH MATT GRIFFO HOW TO DRINK WINE LIKE A WANKER A LIFE ON THE SILK ROAD APHRODITE AND THE INVISIBLE CONSUMER GODS PAPAYA KIDDING THE FUN CLUB PRESENTS… ROMEO AND JULIET 17 DAYS THERE SHE IS VIOLET ANNETTE GREGORY PRESENTS LADIES OF JAZZ ELAINE DAVIDSON’S KINKY FREAKSHOW
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