Tag Archives: Devised theatre

NeTTheatre: Turandot ¦ Photo: Fourtheye Photography

NeTTheatre: Turandot

August 8th, 2011 by

None shall sleep, not if Poland’s NeTTheatre have anything to do with it… Leather queens in bullet belts and kitten heels belting out karaoke versions of ‘Nessun Dorma’; a bank of Barbie dolls mounted on table football rods and real-life Barbie-doll-girls dancing disjointed dances; the incessant looping of snatches of Turandot’s score; a mannequin hung by […]

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Stockton, Stockton!

August 7th, 2011 by

‘If Stockton can’t come to Las Vegas, Las Vegas can come to Stockton!’ So says Johnny, star of Johnny’s Stuntshow, who’s revving up the Friday night crowd here in Market Square – the epicentre of the Stockton International Riverside Festival. Well, more than that: the epicentre of Stockton – apparently there’s been a market on this […]

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Analogue: 2401 Objects ¦ Photo: Andreas J Etter

Analogue: 2401 Objects

August 7th, 2011 by

2401 Objects is a performance based on the life of Henry Molaison, a patient who in the early 50s emerged from experimental brain surgery without any recollection of the last two years of his life or the ability to form new memories. From the opening moments of the performance the audience is placed within a still […]

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