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Crackers
Photograph The World Famous and Pepper Pictures
world Famous

Fireworks, Performance, Site-specific

SIZE OF COMPANY
4–45 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Outdoor Street Theatre

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Mike Roberts

Production Manager
Tom Bailey

Administrator
Tilly Hogrebe

ARTISTIC POLICY
The World Famous produces high quality theatrical shows combining fireworks, performance, video, light and music, mainly but not exclusively outdoors. The company uses the magic of fire and fireworks to attract new audiences to high quality artistic shows. It forges imaginative collaborations with other artists, arts companies and art forms.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'These pyrotechnicians are pushing at the boundaries of theatre.' The Times

'An experience that lingers in the memory: an intriguing blend of sound, light, theatre, dazzling fireworks and engineering skills of the most inexplicable kind.' The West Australian

'These people create tremendous excitement. If anyone does it better, I haven't come across them.' Trevor Nunn

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Crackers? A show about risk for up to 12,000 people. The audience is completely surrounded by fireworks, flames, video, performance and music. Crackers? is loud, disorientating and cacophonous, with moments of delicate beauty. (60 mins, 20 on the road)

Blast! Michael Santos’ daring attempt to reach the stars. Procession, performance, sound, fire and fireworks revolving around a giant rocket, that will launch into the skies. (30 mins, 11 on the road)

Site-specific shows The World Famous creates firework displays and pyrotechnic installations, and themed bonfires, often in collaboration with other artists or companies. Length and size according to specifications.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Crackers? involves 24 members of the community in the performance aspect of the show. Workshops offered include lantern making and fire drawings etc, with the result being a part of the show.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2005 Canada (Fire and Ice)
2002–04 Australia, New Zealand, Portugal (Sticky)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.