Laughing in the wreckage, standing defiant as the world throws things at you – and the rivalry of men up against it. These are the ideas at the heart of Petit Mal. We start in what seems to be a moody, gloomy garage or basement, the stage so dark that it’s hard to see what’s […]
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![Race Horse Circus Petit-Mal](https://totaltheatre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/petit-mal24.jpg)
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Battersea Arts Centre: The Good Neighbour
December 22nd, 2013 by Terry O'DonovanFollowing a successful run this time last year, The Good Neighbour returns to take 6 – 11 year olds and their families on an interactive adventure through the beautiful Battersea Arts Centre. We’re ushered into the large Council Chamber as a group of over 100 people, and there meet George Neighbour and his accomplice Monique. […]
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Ivo Dimchev: Lili Handel
December 11th, 2013 by Lisa WolfeLet’s hear it for transformation. There is a slow tottering walk on stilettos, the body quivering in its shag-pile jacket and beaded thong, the head bejeweled, bald, white. On the sound system the slowed down groan of Nat King Cole’s ‘Mona Lisa’ and then the words: ‘Hello, I’m Lili Handel, let’s have a party.’ Quite […]
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LipService: Inspector Norse (The Girl With Two Screws Left Over)
December 9th, 2013 by Lisa WolfeWinter is cold in Sweden. You need to wear a warm sweater. You need to learn how to walk with sticks. You need to know how to construct flat-pack scenery. Thus with minimal fuss the stage is set for an anarchic romp through the Swedish TV crime genre, involving four-piece pop band Fabba, an alarming […]
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Nicole Beutler: 1:Songs
December 2nd, 2013 by Lisa WolfeThe stage is bare apart from five microphones on stands at the front and a blurred projection on the far wall. Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti enters. In silhouette, she is a dramatic sharp-edged shape whispering hello to us. Gradually the sound and light build and a tune begins: melodic piano, gentle singing (music by Gary Shepherd). […]