Who could have predicted that the story of Medea could be so playful, energetic and a barrel of laughs? Centred on Medea’s children, Jasper and Leon, this piece is set in a kids bedroom which you get to explore when taking your seats within the theatre. As these two cheeky chappies run around the space, firing toy guns and talking to their pet fish, one finds themselves drawing upon their own childhood.
What better way to experience the weird and wonderful diverse world of the circus, than to have a triptych of shows brought to your very attention in one evening? Well… thanks to champions of contemporary circus, Circus Evolution, this very experience has been made a possibility and presents itself in Circus Mayhem.
There are thousands of actors and actresses who flock to the land that is Hollywood to pursue their silver screen dreams, however, there are only a select few who actually grasp that opportunity to showcase their talents to the world, experience a snapshot of fame, and rise the ranks to achieve ‘A List’ status. There are a handful of stars who have not only achieved legendary status, but have also transcended the cinematic medium with their spirits living on throughout generations.
Based on four soldiers life’s in the British Army, Lines at the Yard Theatre is a story of camaraderie and the effects of war. Set in an army barracks, these mates are a team and if one fails they all fail and must suffer the consequences.
fanSHEN and Tipping Point, with Ovalhouse present Invisible Treasure. Invisible Treasure is part of the autumn 2015 theatre season Fabulism, an extraordinary collection of work celebrating the fantastical in the everyday. Invisible Treasure is an interactive digital play space, an electrifying exploration of human relationships, power structures and individual agency, where your actions can change everything. I caught up with director of concept and production, Rachel Briscoe to find out more about the show.
Level one: prepare, obey and behave. Are you ready to enter the realm of Invisible Treasure? Invisible Treasure is an exciting fresh application of gamification, a convention that we play out in our everyday lives. It is the sense of being a player, entering into a realm of fourth dimension, choosing our paths, and playing as a natural instinct. As a production this show explores every detail listed above, it is a production of playoffs, level competition and unpredictable realities.
Truly Mesmerising and full of content, Gravity Fatigue catapults you into a captivating world of dance. Futuristic and innovative choreographer Damien Jalet has produced something quite stunning. Along with Artistic director and designer Hussein Chalayan it is a match made in heaven. The set is spectacular, with striking lighting effects and an intense musical arrangement that creates a moody atmosphere, that grabs the audience’s attention from the get go.
Set during the London protests of 2010, the award winning Crushed depicts the lives of three university students over the course of several years. A story of lost innocence, we watch the friends fervently unite over a political cause, before entering the working world where they succumb to political apathy and the numbing influence of the daily grind.
The new theatre company from Cambridge – Ars in Fieri – presents: Looking for Pasolini at the Courtyard Theatre. This new play, written by Atticus Osborn and Ludovico Nolfi, who also directs it, aims to divulge and celebrate the work of the Italian writer, poet and film director Pasolini.
No Lander is a striking production presented by Riccardo Buscarini working in collaboration with The Place Theatre. It is an exploratory piece discovering a sense of longing and belonging, through the medium of dance. Both a tribute to the choreographer’s classical studies and a melancholic subtle meditation on the themes of Homer’s Odyssey, No Lander is a combination of the body meeting a broad theme. No Lander forms a discourse, evaluating the anthropological state and evolvement of human instincts.
