PREVIEW: Brighton Fringe: HYSTERICAL by Karis Halsall
Following a sell-out run in London HOAX (Uk/Aus/Can) and Luminary Theatre (uk) bring their award winning show HYSTERICAL to Brighton Fringe 2016!
Following a sell-out run in London HOAX (Uk/Aus/Can) and Luminary Theatre (uk) bring their award winning show HYSTERICAL to Brighton Fringe 2016!
Playwright and performance poet Karis Halsall (MEGAPOLITAN, Little Stitches) joins forces with ‘All in’ director Stephen Sobal (Love Sick, Treading Water) to bring you HYSTERICAL.
Set between a frantic advertising agency and an inpatient facility; June, a virgin clown and her associates’ attempt to rebrand water, wellness, ’madness’ and Madonna.
Developed in collaboration with clinicians and academics and University College London, and drawing on the creative team’s lived experiences, Halsall’s award-winning play examines how gender and modern day pressures can militate our mental health.
HOAX is an international company of theatre makers that produce provocative and unapologetic contemporary work that blends text, physical theatre and satire to give a voice to social and ecological issues. hoaxtheatre.com
LUMINARY THEATRE is an emergent, multi disciplinary theatre collective dedicated to the creation of innovative and intrepid new writing and performance. luminarytheatre.com
BRIGHTON FRINGE is England’s largest arts festival and one of the largest open- access multi-art form fringe festivals in the world. What makes it exceptional is that it is set in one the UK’s most popular cities, known for its unique heritage of creativity and innovation. brightonfringe.org
What people are saying:
“An absurdist and comedic exploration of etymological entanglements…excels at producing an increasing chaos.” – EXEUNT MAGAZINE
“A psychosis circus full of laughs” – DISABILITY ARTS ONLINE
“Unhinged, uncomfortable, unbridled… genius” – A YOUNGER THEATRE
Event: HYSTERICAL by Karis Halsall
Where: The Warren Main Stage, St Peter’s Church North, York Place, Brighton, East Sussex/ BN1 4GU
When: May 14 & 15
Time: 4pm
Cost: Tickets: £11 (£9.50)
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