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Losers
by Tit4Twat Theatrelive-art, theatre
Arming the audience with electronic voting handsets, LOSERS turns the spotlight on the dubious ethics of reality TV.
about the production
Grab a voting handset, meet four dangerously desperate contestants and decide their formidable fates. It’s the most nail-biting TV gameshow of the decade, and no one’s going down without a fight. Blurring lines between interactive theatre, live art and cabaret, LOSERS turns the spotlight on the dubious ethics of reality TV. LOSERS debuted in 2015 with a month-long residency in East London. It remains the bestselling show to have ever been programmed in The Rag Factory’s ‘Sewing Room’, and has since enjoyed runs at the Rosemary Branch (12 nights), Camden People’s Theatre (5 nights) and Warwick Arts Centre.
about the artist
Tit4Twat make sweaty interactive theatre and mischief. Founded in 2014 by three Warwick University theatre graduates, the company aims to reach & delight people who wouldn’t normally venture anywhere near a theatre (particularly, though not exclusively, young adults from woring class backgrounds) and break down barriers to participatory theatre. If shows were beverages, ours would be tequila. We aim to make audiences stumble home a little disorientated, a tad queasy, but having had a cracking night. More eloquently, we’re interested in art which exhilirates and destabilises simultaneously. We think it’s the best kind.
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stage dimensions
width: 4 metres
height: 3 metres
depth: 3 metres
- Best suited to black-box studio spaces with between 50 - 100 raised seats.
- Same day get-in
- Basic rig required, company tour with projectors and some free-standing LX
- FX provided by venue (receiving desk and 1 mic + stand)
- Company tours with technician who operates all lighting, AV + voting technology.
Millennials who want a good night out.
Those interested in interactive/participatory theatre.
FE & HE students in Contemporary Performance and social studies.
Cabaret audiences.
Live art audiences.
Those who love reality TV.
Those who hate reality TV.
"Interactive, tech-savvy and emotionally engaging dissection of the reality TV phenomenon."
"Truly interactive and innovative theatre...unlike anything I've ever seen before."
"As good as anything you'll see on TV - with a much darker twist."
Recommended 16+.
Interactivity is fully wheelchair-accessible.
Captioning difficult due to improvised nature of the audience-led sections, but keen to explore if venues have provided live real-time transcription before!
Post-show discussions offered, free of charge, with performers and company co-director.
All company members are experienced workshop facilitators (full-time secondary school drama teachers, private performing arts tutors and drama therapy facilitators). £200 for 2-hour sessions in 'creating interactive theatre' or 'creating autobiographical performance' or 'devising practices'. These are, of course, tailored to be age- and ability- appropriate.
Flexible and negotiable.
