MetaMorpho is the new company formed by writer and director Toby Wilsher, the co-founder and former director of what, for many years, was England’s leading mask theatre company, Trestle. MetaMorpho’s first production, Devil in the Detail, is a full-mask farce loosely based on a Victorian one-act play, Box and Cox which is itself based on a French ‘vaudeville’, Frisette. […]
Writings
Fool’s Proof Theatre: It’s Uniformation Day
August 14th, 2011 by Sarah DaviesThe production’s premise centres on a futuristic ceremony in the form of the titular ‘Uniformation Day’, with the three performers representing the candidates chosen to participate. The show aims to explore issues of human identity using experimental theatrical techniques, and achieves the creation of a very bizarre futuristic world where the parameters are ever-changing and […]
Il Pixel Rosso: And the Birds Fell from the Sky
August 14th, 2011 by Andy RobertsAnd the Birds Fell from the Sky is an immersive video goggle experience with a rich mix of sound, scents and film – an emotive journey where you’re placed at the centre of the narrative as its lead character. The company kick off the performance quite gently as a softly spoken guide gives you instructions through […]
Rumen Gavanozov: A Day in November
August 14th, 2011 by Andy RobertsA Day in November is a gentle encounter with a puppet and his puppeteer, Theater Atelie 313’s Rumen Gavanozov. We meet the Old Man, the puppet, who is nearing the end of his life at the ripe old age of a hundred. He’s a strange dithery entity who’s controlled tenderly by Gavanozov, slowly popping and plodding […]
Milk Presents: Bluebeard: A Fairy Tale for Adults
August 13th, 2011 by Sarah DaviesThis company of young actors works with real energy and flair to present a satisfyingly twisted take on the fairy tale Bluebeard. The utilisation of a range of incredible lo-fi visual effects, all operated by the actors themselves, makes the piece reminiscent of Forkbeard Fantasy at their very best and creates a palpable atmosphere of play […]