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Featured | Big Foot | Stratford Circus | Wednesday 4th-Saturday 7th October 2017

Black Theatre Live and Stratford Circus present Big Foot, a coming of age tale courtesy of Highrise Theatre. There’s no doubt that our teenage years are probably some of our most challenging times, as we find ourselves constantly at odds with the world, battling the constant shift of hormones, not to mention the overriding expectation of passing exams and proving to your parents that you know best! Crafting his very own story of teenage life, Joseph Barnes-Phillips depicts a world weaved with Guyanese storytelling and Grime to highlight and celebrate the importance of culture within our formative years.

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Big Foot is a timely one man show, following our protagonist Rayleigh, a young man faced with a series of life changing scenarios. Forced to grow up incredibly quickly, he finds that his days are a constant battle. Faced with the prospect of being a young father and dealing with the news of his mother’s terminal illness, these issues weigh heavily on a young mind shifting into manhood. Described as ‘comic, tragic and honest’, Big Foot promises an authentic account of growing up, in the process, attempting to avoid the mistakes by his own father.

Joseph Barnes-Phillips’ Guyanese roots play an integral part within the production, watch below to find out more about Guyana and its diverse culture.

Highrise Theatre are a collective of artists with family roots spanning 5 continents. Their roots are crucial in how they approach their work, all sharing a passion in replicating and discussing issues within their communities on stage. Their most recent piece of work, The Concrete Jungle – a Hip Hop twist on Rudyard Kipling’s much loved tale The Jungle Book, fusing rap, spoken word and physical theatre was performed and received praise at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Black Theatre Live are renowned for their support of thought provoking and exciting work created by BAME artists and have an impressive portfolio of shows that have gone on to receive critical acclaim. Their portfolio includes Hamlet, Pitchlake Productions’ She Called Me Mother, Ambreen Razia’s Diary of a Hounslow Girl and Inua Ellam’s An Evening With An Immigrant.

Big Foot follows on from an impressive portfolio and is a show that promises to add a fresh and relevant voice in the theatrical conversation.

Company Information

Written & Performed by Joseph Barnes-Phillips

Directed by Dominic Garfield

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Big Foot will show from Wednesday 4th until Saturday 7th October 2017 at Straford Circus. To find out more about the production, visit here…

Big Foot is currently on a tour, find out where your nearest showing will be:

4 – 7 October

Stratford Circus