‘Theatre pioneers’ BBC Arts News
A hallucinatory journey of second chances and second guesses
‘Near legendary…at the forefront of performance and innovation’ The Stage
Real Magic creates a world of absurd disconnection, struggle and comical repetition. To the sound of looped applause and canned laughter a group of performers are caught in an impossible world. Somewhere between a mind-reading feat, a cabaret act and a chaotic game show they endlessly replay the moment of defeat and the moment of hope in a work compellingly full of optimism and an overwhelming desire for change.
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Reviews
“devilishly simple and fiendishly intricate” The Guardian (UK)
“a potent expression of our rudderless times.” What’s On Stage (UK)Production details
Director: Tim Etchells
Devised with and Performed: Jerry Killick, Richard Lowdon and Claire Marshall
Created with input from Robin Arthur and Cathy Naden
Lighting Design: Jim Harrison
Design: Richard Lowdon
Production Management: Jim Harrison
Sound Technicians: Greg Akenhurst & Doug Currie
Project Assistant: Anna Krauss
Music Electronics & Sound Editing: John Avery
Loops: Tim Etchells
‘Grave’, from Telemann Fantasia Number 1 in B-Flat Major Aisha OrazbayevaNUMBER OF PEOPLE ON STAGE: 3
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN TOURING COMPANY: 5
FREIGHT: YES
TOURING AVAILABILITY: Ongoing
SCALE OF VENUE: Small-scale (capacity up to 400)
MINIMUM PERFORMANCE SPACE: 12m wide x 10m deep
TEXT-BASED: Low (some text with a strong visual/physical element)At IBT17
VENUE: Arnolfini
PRODUCTION DATES: 10-11th February
PRODUCTION TIMES: Various
DURATION: 90 MINS (no interval)
AUDIENCE CAPACITY: 280Contact
ADDRESS: Sheffield based
EMAIL: [email protected]
CONTACT FOR TOURING: Eileen Evans
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