THE
SEX LIVES OF
PUPPETS
BY MARK DOWN AND BEN KEATON
A snapshot of puppet love in contemporary Britain.
Inspired by the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, Blind Summit persuade their beautiful puppets to talk dirty in an undercover investigation into The Sex Lives Of Puppets.
What do puppets look like naked?
What is no strings sex?
What are you doing with your hands?
Dionysian puppetry with a serious message about sexual wellbeing.
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“The solo puppets regale us with monologues that Alan Bennett would give his last Yorkshire teabag for... Is it too early to start talking about the best shows of the year?”
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“A refreshingly positive message about sharing intimacy, shedding inhibitions and finding your own joy”.
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“Some of the most wittily astute writing I’ve heard in a while ”
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"Laugh-out-loud funny”.
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"Side-splittingly funny”
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"Wild and wacky”
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"Frank, honest, funny and heartwarming”
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“Overflows with humour and pointed honesty”
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"you will leave the theatre with a goofy smile wondering what the hell you have just witnessed, but eager for more"
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CREATIVE TEAM
Orignal Idea - Mark Down
Co-Writers/ Directors - Ben Keaton, Mark Down
Designer - Mark Down
Puppet Designer - Russell Dean (Strangeface)
Lighting Designer - James Mackenzie
Assistant Directors - Briony O'Callaghan, Charlina Lucas
Costumes - Mark Down, Charlina Lucas
Producer - Lucy Godfrey
Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles Consultant - Prof Chris Bonell
ORIGINAL PUPPETEERS
Isobel Griffiths
Simon Scardifield
Dale Wylde
Mark Down
PARTNERS
Southwark Playhouse
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
With contributions from: Ben Victor, Isabel Horner, Simon Scardifield, Sean Croft, Arthur Thorpe, Katriona Brown, Lottie Johnson, Tom Espiner, Carly Kerr, Briony O'Callaghan, Lucy Litchfield
THE DIRECTOR TALKS
FEATURING Mark Down, Ben Keaton, Lucy Litchfield, Isabel Horner, Simon Scardifield, Isobel Griffiths, Sean Croft, Dale Wylde, Ben Victor
PEAK BACKSTAGE R&D sessions
Are thoughts gender specific?
Starring: Isobel Griffith, Ben Keaton, Dale Wylde, Lucy Litchfield
Is this really part of the survey?
Starring: Mark Down, Isabel Horner
Cheek by Jowel
Starring: Isobel Griffith, Ben Victor, Isabel Horner, Mark Down
Get self conscious
Starring: Lucy Litchfield, Ben Keaton
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