Dying to Please You
by Modest Genius Theatre Companycomedy, physical-theatre-and-circus
A comedy about death and dying
about the production
Directed by: John Wright This is devised piece of physical theatre rooted in the personal journey of Tess Cartwright and Vid Warren through brain cancer, his passing and beyond. It is whacky, edgy, playful and has completely obliterated the fourth wall. Exploring the comedy behind death, dying and grief through music, dance and physical theatre. This project is an exploration of the question: can we laugh in the face of death?
about the artist
We make new dark physical comedy about social taboos. Based in Bristol and the South West, the company was formed in 2015 by graduates of the Lecoq, Gaulier and Dell'arte theatre schools. We work with story-telling, physical theatre, mime, clowning, improvisation and music to create anarchic, comic and touching theatre.
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stage dimensions
width: 6 metres
height: 3 metres
depth: 6 metres
Dressing room: one needed
3 actors and 1 musician
Get-in time: 3 hours if venue has a lighting rig and PA system, 6 hours if not
Get-out time: 1 hour
Parking: 1 van and 1 car
Run time: 1 hour 10 min no interval
A high quality sound system suitable for the size of the venue and capable of reproducing sub bass frequencies and sung vocals
***NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY***
Lighting is a general cheery wash, with two cues. Our musician does the lighting tech as well as the sound tech.
Those who have dealt with death or illness directly or indirectly in their life. Ages 14+
Brilliant work!
Honest, raw, uncomfortable, hilarious and courageous
Thank you for your inspiration in creating...so much music, drama, poetry and comedy into a narrative with such a roller-coater of different emotions
We offer a drama therapy workshop, 'Laughing in the face of death' for groups of 10 participants. This extra workshop is 3 hours long and costs an additional 400. We can do 2 workshops a day for 2x groups of 10. We can reduce the cost to 350 per workshop if you book two.
Guarantee 1200/performance. This fee is negotiable if multiple nights are booked.
We can also discuss other deals that involve 1st call or a lower guarantee with a ticket split on top.
