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Faust
Photograph Stephen Dobbie
punchdrunk
Site-based performance, Installation theatre, Theatre on location

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Creative Producer
Colin Marsh

Artistic Director
Felix Barrett

ARTISTIC POLICY
Punchdrunk saturates locations with theatrical puzzles and arousing atmospheres drawn from classic texts and in sympathy with sites. The company’s productions encourage the viewer to re-encounter the childlike anticipation and excitement of exploring the unfamiliar, to experience profound sensations of adventure and discovery. To intensify the intimacy of the experience, the viewer wears a mask, each individual member of the audience being invited to make a personal journey into the unknown.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'One of the most memorable evening's you're likely to have as an audience member all year.' Evening Standard (Faust)

'You'll find yourself not just watching the action – the choreography is spellbinding – but physically inside it... by the end you'll all but sell your soul.' Metro London (Faust)

'Punchdrunk put the wonder back into theatre.' The Guardian (The Firebird Ball)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Faust A spine-tingling theatrical puzzle told in physical and visual narrative. The plot unfolds in layers of simultaneous events to be encountered by chance and at will, each character carrying their own account of a complex, interconnected tale. (3-hour looped performance, 22 performers, 25 on the road)

The Firebird Ball Large-scale theatre and dance installation of Romeo and Juliet and the Russian myth of The Firebird, for performance in derelict buildings. (3 hour looped performance, 10 performers, 5-piece band, 19 on the road)

Sleep No More Shakespeare’s Macbeth reconstructed as a Hitchcock thriller. (3 hours looped, 8 performers, 4-piece band, 15 on the road)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Practical workshops in site-specific processes, physical text, contact improvisation. Opportunities for local artists to contribute to design installation.

TOURING AVAILABILITY
On request from May 2007.