fairymonsterghost
Written by: Tim Crouch
Directed by: John Retallack
Dates: National Tour TBC for 2012, previously performed 17 - 21 May at Bristol Old Vic Studio, followed by schools tour
Partners: in co-production with Bristol Old Vic
Cast: Kate Mayne, Adam Peck, Jimmy Whiteaker
I, Caliban has recently been performed at Cambridge Shakespeare Conference. Find out more here.
Tim Crouch's startling and engaging take on three classic Shakespearen plays, fairymonsterghost is a trilogy of three self-contained one-man shows, I, Peaseblossom; I, Caliban and I, Banquo. Each piece provides an exciting and original new look at one ofthree classic plays - A Midsummer Night's Dream, TheTempest and Macbeth. Told from the point of view of characters whose destinies are to watch the main action from the sidelines these texts are for the first timeperformed by a new cast. fairymonsterghost will tour primary and secondary schools in and around Bristol during March and April. Workshopsand learning resource materials will support this tour. Please contact Virginia Leaver on virginia@companyofangels.co.uk if your school would be interested in hosting a performance.
PLAYS: I, PEASEBLOSSOM Thestory of A Midsummer Night's Dream as re-lived through the fevered nightmares of Shakespeare's most neglected fairy. Funny, heart-breaking and ever so slightly crazed, I, Peaseblossom is a gloriously anarchic dream of a ‘dream',perfect for children and adults alike. "There'sa lion that isn't a lion. A wall that talks and the moon comes down with a dog and everybody's killing themselves but there's no blood, and I'm in a play, butI don't know the words. I'M NAKED AND I DON'T KNOW THE WORDS!!!"
I, CALIBAN Events on Prospero's island as viewed by Caliban, a puppy-headed monster alone on the island at the end of The Tempest, alone with his memories, his magic tricks andone last bottle of wine. I, Caliban is a sweet and sorry tale about injustice, inebriation and missing your mum. "O.Look at you. "O, you're beautiful. You're beautiful. I've never seen such beauty. You are such fine things. You're brave spirits indeed. Sit where you can. Brave spirits or gods. Are you gods? Are you a god? No? You must be a god with a jumper like that." I,BANQUO A blood-shot, story-telling journey into the heart of Shakespeare's Macbeth, told through the eyes of his murdered best friend. I, Banquo is classic theatre andmodern story-telling combined, accompanied by a severed head and 32 litres of blood. "And coming back from battle, we're met by three figures, like sisters... On the heath, with the weather closing in.... And what these sisters suggest to us...It sticks in our minds, like the blood to our swords."
REVIEWS: "...a stunningly simplistic and spankingly brilliant idea" Four Stars (Venue Magazine on fairymonsterghost at Bristol Old Vic, May 2011) Read the full review here.
"...combining humour, gore, sorrow, elation, magic, showmanship and the complexity of humanemotions to remind contemporary theatre fans why Shakespeare will remain relevant for all eternity." (Venue Magazine on fairymonsterghost at the Bath Shakespeare Festival 2006).
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