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on Thursday 10th September
THE PROGRAMME:
3 MINUTE WONDERS
Written by Stroud Scriptwriters Group and performed by Gloucestershire actors
Theatre with a difference .... the audience accompany the actors on a short walking tour around Stroud town centre, stopping in a different shop or Stroud location for each short performance.
The 3 Minute Wonders offer 12 different short performances with views on modern life, love, and relationships. Written by Stroud scriptwriters they will be performed both as a site specific piece in shops, cafes, pubs and other venues as well as in their entirety at the festival.
Theatre with a difference .... the audience accompany the actors on a short walking tour around Stroud town centre, stopping in a different shop or Stroud location for each short performance.
The 3 Minute Wonders offer 12 different short performances with views on modern life, love, and relationships. Written by Stroud scriptwriters they will be performed both as a site specific piece in shops, cafes, pubs and other venues as well as in their entirety at the festival.
BARE YOUR SOLE
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BRICK DOOR THEATRE
Written and performed by Laura Attwood It's colourful, it's curious. It's solo & bold. Laura bares her sole.. her soul... both! It's the mind mumblings of a 20 something female. You might get stuck, you might grit your teeth & you may even laugh like a child. |
BROKEN AIR
THIRD KNOCK THEATRE
Written and performed by Paul Attmere
Thrown from the cockpit of his beloved glider Cornish Landscape artist, Peter Lanyon, sustains a minor back injury that leaves him biding his time in a hospital bed. Impatient to get back to his work and flying we enter the imagination of an artist at the peak of his powers who, unbeknownst to him, is at the brink of death.
Inspired by Lanyon’s largely undocumented last three days in hospital and WS Graham’s poem about the death of his friend, ‘The Thermal Stair’, this is a darkly humorous, playful and moving solo performance that explores the limits of reality and the possibilities of the imagination.
Written and performed by Paul Attmere
Thrown from the cockpit of his beloved glider Cornish Landscape artist, Peter Lanyon, sustains a minor back injury that leaves him biding his time in a hospital bed. Impatient to get back to his work and flying we enter the imagination of an artist at the peak of his powers who, unbeknownst to him, is at the brink of death.
Inspired by Lanyon’s largely undocumented last three days in hospital and WS Graham’s poem about the death of his friend, ‘The Thermal Stair’, this is a darkly humorous, playful and moving solo performance that explores the limits of reality and the possibilities of the imagination.
BURIED SUNSHINE
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COAL ACTION NETWORK
Buried Sunshine is a solo performance of four monologues weaved together to tell a dramatic tale of coal, courage and corporate criminals in Colombia. Nubia is optimistic and proud but will her reminiscing help her village to unite against the mine or is she clinging to a past that is gone? The children in Carmen's village are sick from the dust and Carmen is seriously seething but there are risks if she says too much. Hernando narrowly escapes death and now he knows that god has made him invincible. El Canoso, a criminal turned whistleblower, is prepared to name some serious names if it gets him what he wants. The play is based on testimonies gathered first hand and is accompanied by a hand painted large storytelling map which depicts the stories in the play. The solo show is 30 minutes. It can be followed by a Q&A with the writer/actor/campaigner Scarlet and/or a facilitated workshop around specific themes covered in the play. Coal is exported from these mines to the UK and this performance is part of CAN's work in solidarity with communities fighting opencast mines around the world. Directed by Dave Lovatt. Age Suitability: 12+ |
CALIFORNIA SCHEMING
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CLARE FERGUSON - WALKER
One woman's poetic narrative about a lifelong fascination with America, a not so secret dream to hit the big time and what happened when she finally got to Hollywood. Not quite the young starlet anymore, but a (ahem..late thirty something) Mum with 2 kids! Hear tales of puking in Beverly hills, meeting and running away from sex obsessed performance artists and finding the American dream to be a cheap plastic gold painted oscar. This ultimately uplifting tale sees cultures clash, priorities lost and found and near nervous breakdowns in a rental car. It is as funny as it is thought provoking. Age Suitability: 12+ |
CORVIDIA NIGHTSHADE'S TALES FOR BOLD CHILDREN
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MIDNIGHT STORYTELLERS
Fabulously scruffy Corvidia Nightshade - wise woman and eater of cake - brings tales of wildwood magic, courage and sharp justice. From shape changers to UFOs, from street kid to King Arthur’s total failure with dragons, this show is deliciously scary and full of giggles. Ideal for bold children 7+, not suitable for toddlers. All welcome. From arts festivals to cruise ships, Cotswold based Chloë of the Midnight Storytellers has enchanted audiences of all ages for more than 15 years. Her stories are rooted in tradition and she’s passionate about making new work. Nightshade is Chloë’s latest costumed persona for family audiences, enabling her to showcase less well known British and worldwide folklore. Age suitability: 7+. |
DISPLACED
EVERYMAN THEATRE
A series of 10-minute plays performed by the Everyman Theatre’s professional company with a common theme of Migration, Immigration and Alienation. In a word: DISPLACED. The plays – some humorous, some hard-hitting, but all topical – will be performed separately throughout the festival and then together on the final day. A co-production between the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, Tamasha and Stroud Theatre Festival.
A series of 10-minute plays performed by the Everyman Theatre’s professional company with a common theme of Migration, Immigration and Alienation. In a word: DISPLACED. The plays – some humorous, some hard-hitting, but all topical – will be performed separately throughout the festival and then together on the final day. A co-production between the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, Tamasha and Stroud Theatre Festival.
ESCAPE WAS ON EVERYONE'S MINDS - THE TALE OF JACK SHEPPARD
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PAPER THEATRE BY OTHERSTORY
See how an ordinary apprentice carpenter became the legendary jail breaker and hero of the people, whose fame spread across oceans. Witness his daring and miraculous escapes! Watch him outwit judges, jailers and the Thieftaker General – until the hangman’s noose beckons and it’s now or never, neck or nothing… Eighteenth century London - its rebellious mobs, rapacious merchants and well fed judges - are brought to vivid life on a table by inventive paper theatre, sound and song. A playful, political tale of daring and resistance. Age suitability: 10+ |
GRAVESIDE MANNER
BILL JONES
In a one man show that’s positively overflowing with gloom, Miserable Malcolm (Bill Jones) attempts to entertain us with poems about death and despair, excerpts from the world’s most disheartening adventure story, and by telling us about his time with Melancholics Anonymous, a support group for people addicted to melancholy.
And yet, somehow, Malcolm can’t keep off the subject of his ex-girlfriend, Mavis. And her new boyfriend. And how happy they are.
Miserable Malcolm (Bill Jones) has recently embarked on a Tour of Misery, taking Graveside Manner to some of the happiest towns in Britain and trying to bring the mood in them down a bit. So far, the tour has included Stroud, Cheltenham, Brighton and Barnstaple. He’s looking for other “happiness-hotspots” to visit soon.
"Bill Jones spreads his unique brand of miserablism to great comic effect" - Gloucestershire Echo
"I left with a smile on my face and a tear in my eye…a tear of laughter I might add. This is definitely a show to see." - The Daily Fringe
In a one man show that’s positively overflowing with gloom, Miserable Malcolm (Bill Jones) attempts to entertain us with poems about death and despair, excerpts from the world’s most disheartening adventure story, and by telling us about his time with Melancholics Anonymous, a support group for people addicted to melancholy.
And yet, somehow, Malcolm can’t keep off the subject of his ex-girlfriend, Mavis. And her new boyfriend. And how happy they are.
Miserable Malcolm (Bill Jones) has recently embarked on a Tour of Misery, taking Graveside Manner to some of the happiest towns in Britain and trying to bring the mood in them down a bit. So far, the tour has included Stroud, Cheltenham, Brighton and Barnstaple. He’s looking for other “happiness-hotspots” to visit soon.
"Bill Jones spreads his unique brand of miserablism to great comic effect" - Gloucestershire Echo
"I left with a smile on my face and a tear in my eye…a tear of laughter I might add. This is definitely a show to see." - The Daily Fringe
HIGH VIS
MONKEYDOG PRODUCTIONS
A Trafficomedy about a warden under siege.
Quint McBride is a proud man, and he's proud of his job. Some people, though, have no respect – he's thinking in particular of the hooligan who keeps coming after him with an air rifle – as a result of which he's been taken off front-line traffic duty to teach a bunch of new recruits. Humiliating, that's what it is. Humiliating. No offence.
“Terrific stuff. Ricky Gervais could make millions from such an act”
Quentin Letts
A Trafficomedy about a warden under siege.
Quint McBride is a proud man, and he's proud of his job. Some people, though, have no respect – he's thinking in particular of the hooligan who keeps coming after him with an air rifle – as a result of which he's been taken off front-line traffic duty to teach a bunch of new recruits. Humiliating, that's what it is. Humiliating. No offence.
“Terrific stuff. Ricky Gervais could make millions from such an act”
Quentin Letts
HOW I CAME TO BE WHERE I NEVER WAS
JONNY FLUFFYPUNK
Jonny Fluffypunk grew up in suburban nowhere. This is a story about trying to find yourself, when you find yourself rootless. It's also about unrequited love, psychogeography and the importance of a good record shop. It's about being the first punk in the village, about making your own myth and putting yourself on the map. This is a lo-fi stand-up spoken word theatre show, with music and hopefully with little films in, too. It's for anyone who has loved, owned a vinyl record or just been alive.
Age suitability: 16+
Jonny Fluffypunk grew up in suburban nowhere. This is a story about trying to find yourself, when you find yourself rootless. It's also about unrequited love, psychogeography and the importance of a good record shop. It's about being the first punk in the village, about making your own myth and putting yourself on the map. This is a lo-fi stand-up spoken word theatre show, with music and hopefully with little films in, too. It's for anyone who has loved, owned a vinyl record or just been alive.
Age suitability: 16+
JUST CHARMING
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JAMES LUCKRAFT - LAW
“Someday my prince will come” Fairy tales are full of princesses, for every princess there shall be a prince. A charming prince to sweep the damsel off her feet, save the day and together they shall live happily ever after. “Someday my prince will come” But will he be what you expected? What if he doesn't live up to the dream? Will he be what the songs described or will he turn out to be something else entirely? Here he is; a man who doesn't really fit into the latest fairy tale. How have the stories affected him? How do realities of life and love compare to Disney’s picture perfect Prince and Princess. What part do we play? What if real life doesn't fit the role? What has the fairy tale done to him? He swaps castle for stage to find an answer. There are many fables told of the trials of the princess, this show looks closer at the other one, the bloke who is meant to show up at the end and save it all. An honest and comic exploration of storytelling. A personal look at the role of gender, masculinity and sexuality against reality's make believe. Age suitability: 14+ |
MYTHICAL CREATURE
ANGIE BELCHER
Equally at home on the stand-up circuit as in a posh tent at a literature festival, Angie presents dirty stanzas and awkward stories. An accomplished comedy performer Mythical Creature is her second Edinburgh show.
What happens when your perfect world ideal fails to materialise? Angie found her diary from aged 12 and lamented on how her life has turned out pretty differently from the possibility filled pages of her early aspirations. But then these days with social media and online profiles we are constantly inventing myths about ourselves. Join her on a journey of stories, poetry and comedy , Angie reflects on the nature of ambition and failure. Includes new poem, Ode to Aldi.
Winner, Spokes Amaze poetry slam 2015, Exeter.
Finalist What the Frock Female best newcomer 2015
Finalist Cheltenham Festival of Literature All Stars Slam
Finalist Bristol King of Comedy award and Female Comedian of the Year.
“Like Pam Ayres but with attitude and an adult audience” Bristol Evening Post.
“Bloody Marvelous” Kate Copstick.
“Instantly relatable and simply fun to watch, your either laughing or catching your breathe for the next fit of giggles” Apples and Snakes
“Funny, crude and incredibly charming” Word of Mouth
Equally at home on the stand-up circuit as in a posh tent at a literature festival, Angie presents dirty stanzas and awkward stories. An accomplished comedy performer Mythical Creature is her second Edinburgh show.
What happens when your perfect world ideal fails to materialise? Angie found her diary from aged 12 and lamented on how her life has turned out pretty differently from the possibility filled pages of her early aspirations. But then these days with social media and online profiles we are constantly inventing myths about ourselves. Join her on a journey of stories, poetry and comedy , Angie reflects on the nature of ambition and failure. Includes new poem, Ode to Aldi.
Winner, Spokes Amaze poetry slam 2015, Exeter.
Finalist What the Frock Female best newcomer 2015
Finalist Cheltenham Festival of Literature All Stars Slam
Finalist Bristol King of Comedy award and Female Comedian of the Year.
“Like Pam Ayres but with attitude and an adult audience” Bristol Evening Post.
“Bloody Marvelous” Kate Copstick.
“Instantly relatable and simply fun to watch, your either laughing or catching your breathe for the next fit of giggles” Apples and Snakes
“Funny, crude and incredibly charming” Word of Mouth
PERICLES - ALL AT SEA
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MULTI STORY THEATRE COMPANY
A tale of turbulent times and tempestuous seas inspired by Shakespeare’s fantastical story of shipwreck, love, loss and redemption. An irreverent re-imagining of the adventures of a family torn apart by powers beyond their control – and their eventual reunion. Having been abandoned by her father a few hours after her birth, Marina, now a young woman, tries to piece together what happened. Her father, Pericles, was a Prince, forced to flee his country having provoked the anger of a ruler more powerful than he. He won her mother’s heart in a tournament. Their courtship was a passionate, whirlwind affair. Her mother died on board a ship giving birth to her. And her father, Pericles, is a broken man. But an extraordinary series of coincidences sends them scurrying round the Mediterranean and brings them back together. Age suitability: 15+ |
RADIO FOUR(TY) MYSTERY HOUR
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FIRE DONKEY PRODUCTIONS
Silly absurdist comedy mystery play/experience in which two ex-radio presenters (Liam McKenna and Polly Preston) attempt to take their cancelled late-night mystery-solving radio show to the stage. Armed with a stolen BBC fax machine, a bunch of homemade props and a ton of half-baked conspiracy theories, McKenna and Preston answer their listeners’ question on mysteries as diverse as Loch Ness, ghosts, aliens, shape-shifting lizards, karaoke singing chimps, and banana cannibals. And they are doing it in the only way they know how: through contemporary dance, slam poetry, puppetry, sound, movement, dramatic dialogue, storytelling, and with help from Hollywood movie star Nicolas Cage. Audiences have called it “Bonkers,” “What the Fringe used to be like,” “The most absurd piece of theatre I’ve ever seen,” and one woman simply wished us luck, which was nice of her. Age suitability: 8+ |
(REASONABLY) GREAT SPORTING MOMENTS
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PD PRODUCTIONS
Join festival regular Philip Douch for a warm and witty hour of bizarre sporting memories, a fun short story of love across the cricket teas, and uniquely ridiculous audience reconstructions of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships and the drawn third Test Match between England and South Africa in 2010…… If you’re looking for something serious to get your teeth into, this is clearly not it. ‘All right for them people what like that sort of thing’ (Glenn Hoddle) ‘Delivers it right down the corridor of uncertainty’ (Geoffrey Boycott) Age suitability: 16+ |
RUDE AWAKENINGS
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JDJB PRODUCTIONS
Everything usually runs so smoothly at the Little Gissing Art Group's 'Annual Exhibition and Art Competition'. But this year there are mishaps, complications and some really very surprising revelations!. 'Rude Awakenings' is both a bitter-sweet comedy and a quirky whodunnit revolving around the past and present loves and losses of four very different women. 'A great one act play-absolutely loved it!' 'Really entertaining and captivating. Funny, and in the end rather moving' 'A perfect piece-with humour, broad and subtle shades of pathos…' 'I declare the play a joy'. Written by Nicolas Ridley |
SPAGHETTI
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CROON PRODUCTIONS
A desolate town. The jail explodes! El Kapitan is WANTED. No Name rides into town, closely followed by Blonde Eyes .Tumbleweed appears, the saloon is humming. A bank job, a bounty, the bell chimes, the coffin maker is busy. The noose sways in the wind. This cinematic world of the Wild West is brought to life in and around a frontier town made from pianos. Two upright pianos are cut into multiple pieces and when arranged whole they represent the street, the desert, or the jail and when apart individual pieces can be the interior of the saloon, the bank or even a cemetery. Justice is best delivered with a cigar on your lip and a gun on your hip. Spaghetti IS a Western. |
TALES FROM THE SEVERN
IN OTHER WORDS
Sabrina, that wanton, greedy, magnificent force, the river who for many gives a living, for others takes a life. Two tales, remember those for whom the River was a demanding mistress.
Given voice by storyteller Clare Steele.
Age suitability: 12+
Sabrina, that wanton, greedy, magnificent force, the river who for many gives a living, for others takes a life. Two tales, remember those for whom the River was a demanding mistress.
Given voice by storyteller Clare Steele.
Age suitability: 12+
THE DUMB WAITER
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DROP OF A HAT THEATRE
Timing is everything when it comes to murder. When it comes to these two clowns the waiting game is deadly serious. First performed in 1960, regarded as one of Pinter's finest masterpieces, The Dumb Waiter is as relevant today as when it premiered. This explosive dark comedy from Harold Pinter asks only one question. Who's going to light the gas? |
THE FEARLESS NAVIGATOR
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SPANIEL IN THE WORKS THEATRE COMPANY
Written and performed by John Bassett In 1899, Howard Blackburn became the sixth person to sail solo across the Atlantic. He sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts, to Gloucester, England but what made his story more remarkable was that he had lost his fingers 15 years before through frostbite. This one hour performance tells Blackburn's remarkable story from the losing of his fingers to his triumphant crossing of the Atlantic. Audience Comments "Amazing story of achievement and bravery. A truly forgotten hero." "The story was told with such soul you could hear a pin drop, from young to old we were captivated. I hope this hero's story is told to many." "So brilliantly performed you can feel the cold." |
THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT
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HEXAGON THEATRE
Stroud based Hexagon Theatre Company are an amateur company who have built up a reputation locally over more than 30 years for quality performances. They have recently had a successful run with another David Greig play – 'Pyrenees'. Greig's darkly comic satire was originally performed at the Tricycle Theatre as part of a series of plays entitled 'The Bomb'. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013. On the first day in office a British Prime Minister is required to compose the most difficult letter they will ever need to write – final instructions to the captains of Trident submarines. Some may be absolutely sure what they would write, this PM isn't, but it has to be done – and quickly. Commissioned and first produced by The Tricycle Theatre, London on 16 Feb 2012 |
TOM
PROXIMO DEOS
Based on a true story we follow a young Gloucester lad, Tom, who has joined the Army to see the world with his best mate Baz. However, when Tom is badly injured in Afghanistan he is returned to the UK, facing discharge from the Army and trying to adapt and cope with life in “Civvy Street.”
Contains strong language
Based on a true story we follow a young Gloucester lad, Tom, who has joined the Army to see the world with his best mate Baz. However, when Tom is badly injured in Afghanistan he is returned to the UK, facing discharge from the Army and trying to adapt and cope with life in “Civvy Street.”
Contains strong language
TROUBLE INN PARADISE
LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE
There is big trouble in paradise...
The restaurant inspector is due to visit the Inn Paradise, but Capitano Noasenso has been left in charge. Guests are arriving, there are rats on the loose and no one seems to know what’s going on. In scenes reminiscent of Fawlty Towers, the bungling Captain, together with head chef Brighella and hapless new boy Arlecchino, try not to lose their licence. Will they get closed down or will love save the day?
A story of love, deception and vermin, this zany farce is packed with slapstick laughs and larger-than-life characters, suitable for all the family.
Age suitability: 5+
THE BALLROOM - FRIDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 1.00 P.M. - TICKETS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM ticketsource
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There is big trouble in paradise...
The restaurant inspector is due to visit the Inn Paradise, but Capitano Noasenso has been left in charge. Guests are arriving, there are rats on the loose and no one seems to know what’s going on. In scenes reminiscent of Fawlty Towers, the bungling Captain, together with head chef Brighella and hapless new boy Arlecchino, try not to lose their licence. Will they get closed down or will love save the day?
A story of love, deception and vermin, this zany farce is packed with slapstick laughs and larger-than-life characters, suitable for all the family.
Age suitability: 5+
THE BALLROOM - FRIDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 1.00 P.M. - TICKETS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM ticketsource
SCHOOL BOOKINGS CLICK HERE
TUULI TULI TULLIIN
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IZOKEI
Cool breeze, whirlwind, gale... We never see the air move, but it does. We see what it does, we feel its weight, but we can never package it up, put it in a box and keep it still. Inhale, exhale. Fan the flames, cross the border. New company, new show, new movement of air. 'Performed with energy, passion and soul... A real breath of fresh air.' - Fringe Review Age suitability: 14+ |
VILLAGE PEOPLE
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BREWHAHA
In Brewhaha’s hilarious improvised show, Village People, you’ll journey around the ‘village’ and meet eccentric characters, visit unusual locations and experience bizarre village pursuits. Giggle and guffaw as you discover a weird world, where spoof Eastenders meets alternative Acorn Antiques, where the female version of League of Gentlemen meets the Vicar of Dibley. Brewhaha, comprising Kate Lewis, Helen Wood and Jo Woolley, is Stroud’s first all female comedy improvisation trio. With suggestions coming from the audience, Village People is different every time; it’s funny, fast-paced and made up on the spot. ‘Fantastic, quick-thinking and hilarious.’ Organiser, Black Books Cabaret Night ‘What a wonderful evening. Quick-witted humour and clever comedy.’ Audience member "Quirky, dynamic and mischievous. A comedy force to be reckoned with. Go and see them!" - Good on Paper Age suitability: 14+ |
WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I?
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY HELEN WOOD
Helen shirks responsibility, makes bad choices and cheats her way through life.
But why? To find the answer she’s on a quest to understand her personality type.
Insights come from Freud, Goethe and the Enneagram, as well as Labradors, Scrabble and a short spell in Essex.
In this funny, engaging and often poignant solo show you’ll laugh, be surprised and question your own place in the world.
FREE GIFT WITH EVERY SHOW! A guide to start you on your own personality type quest.
The show is directed by Chris Head, Stroud-based comedy coach and director.
"Absorbing, charming and very funny" - Funny Women
"Funny and thought-provoking. A wonderful and engaging hour of original entertainment" - Stroud News and Journal
"Helen Wood displays a real talent for comedy ... leaving the whole audience in stitches." (For her performance in ‘The Usherettes’) Stroud News and Journal
Helen shirks responsibility, makes bad choices and cheats her way through life.
But why? To find the answer she’s on a quest to understand her personality type.
Insights come from Freud, Goethe and the Enneagram, as well as Labradors, Scrabble and a short spell in Essex.
In this funny, engaging and often poignant solo show you’ll laugh, be surprised and question your own place in the world.
FREE GIFT WITH EVERY SHOW! A guide to start you on your own personality type quest.
The show is directed by Chris Head, Stroud-based comedy coach and director.
"Absorbing, charming and very funny" - Funny Women
"Funny and thought-provoking. A wonderful and engaging hour of original entertainment" - Stroud News and Journal
"Helen Wood displays a real talent for comedy ... leaving the whole audience in stitches." (For her performance in ‘The Usherettes’) Stroud News and Journal
WHAT'S THE MATTER? A PHYSICAL COMEDY ABOUT PHYSICS
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THE LAST BAGUETTE
A quantum comedy about love in the subatomic world An unexplained cat theft from a physics laboratory leads scientist Smithy on a journey through his own experiment into the subatomic world. The situation becomes charged and it is impossible to stay neutral. Can he find the cat and win over his colleague Sarah in the process? Will the outcome be positive or negative? As seen at the British Science Festival, a sci-fi adventure through the strange and wonderful world of quantum physics, performed by two actors and an overhead projector. Featuring physical comedy, scientific slapstick, and a search for Schrodinger’s cat. Be prepared for a very silly show about a very intelligent subject. The Last Baguette makes fast-paced, irreverent comedy theatre, and after performing in France, Switzerland and Canada, are now company in residence at the Pound, Corsham. What's the Matter? was written by Tiffany Woodsmith (winner of the Sunday Times playwriting award 2004, dramaturg for The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha - The Stage Award winner 2014), directed by Susana Alcantud, devised by the company. “A highly entertaining piece of original comedy theatre. It’s captivating whether you know nothing about physics, or everything there is to know. “Sophie Moysey, The Pound arts centre, Corsham. Made at the Pound, Corsham with support from Dr Helen Heath from the University of Bristol. Age suitability: 8+ |
WOYZECK
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THREE TIER THEATRE
“Yes, it’s all very fine, very wonderful, but the earth’s vain. Even money rots.” A visceral and timeless piece, this episodic play documents the struggle of the everyman. Woyzeck and Marie are a doomed couple, their fate dictated by the powers that be. Exploited, and isolated from each other and the world around them, their stories represent the struggle of the working class and the effect of jealousy and desire. “He’s got her… like I had her at the beginning.” Age suitability: 16+ |
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