TOURING DATES:
8th
9th May 08
Mexico
City
13-18th
May 08
Festival of Intimate Theatre, Monterrey, Mexico
27 May - 1 Jun 08 - Ruhrfestespiele, Reckinghausen
19,
20th July
Festival El Grec, Barcelona
"Mad,
bad and beautiful in equal measure"
****
The Guardian, Today's Picks
A man dances a love duet with a glass, a diva drinks to forget, Bud the action hero plumber drowns behind the bar, and Jack Belane, tiny detective, totally fucks up a case.
A barload of desperate puppetry inspired by the short stories of Charles Bukowski.
Beautiful, funny, poeic, moving gin-soaked cabaret of deadbeats and losers in a world where Puppetry meets Tom Waits. Your world will never be the same again.
WHAT THE CRITICS SAID:
"Stories... brought to quite stunning
animated life by the gorgeous puppets of Blind Summit theatre"
***** Timeout
Critic's Choice
"a transfixing show"
The Daily Telegraph
"if you are looking for original and adult entertainment,
put this high on your list."
*** The Times
"The puppet truly took on a life of its own as,
alone in the dark, he drank himself - and us - into magical oblivion"
*** The Metro, London
"Blind Summit brilliantly evokes the atmosphere
of Bukowski’s America"
Fringe Report
"Take a note of the name. You’ll be hearing lots
more from them"
**** The Herald
"This is what the Edinburgh festival is about: sitting
in a cavern at 10.40 in the morning and watching unknowns blow an audience
away with their talent."
Timeout, All the world's a stage
“Much more dark satirists than traditional puppeteers,
Blind Summit will trash what you have come to expect from this art form.
”
*** The Metro Edinburgh, Make
My Day
"Fabulous to see UK puppetry for grown ups take the fringe by storm!" Total Theatre
Shortlisted for a Total Theatre Award
See a clip of "THE CLEANER" from LOW LIFE on YOUTUBE - click
LOW LIFE TRAILER - click
Kevin's MYSPACE page - click
Slide show of LOW LIFE - click
FOR BOOKERS:
High Resolution Pictures - click
TECH SPEC/ FREIGHT INFO - click
2008 cast: Mark Down, Curtis Jordan, Josie Daxter,
Ben Thompson
Previous Cast members: Nick Barnes, Finn Caldwell,
Giulia Innocenti, Mhairi Steenbock
Lighting Design: Fiona Simpson
for more information go to www.fueltheatre.com
Developed at BAC
Funded by Arts Council
Junction
supported Artist 2005
