Theatre

"delightful" EXEUNT MAGAZINE * * * *

Internationally acclaimed Footsbarn Theatre perform Indian Tempest

A rich and evocative reworking of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays.

A heady mix of street theatre, circus skills, shadow play and carnival

One of the world's most ingenious touring troupes

Footsbarn Travelling Theatre & Guimarães European Capital of Culture 2012 In collaboration with Abhinaya Theatre Village (Trivandrum – India) With the valuable support of French Institut of Porto and Service Coopération Décentralisée de la Région Auvergne and Junoon, Theatre Enabler (India) present

Indian Tempest

based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare

Wed 26 - Sun 30 September 2012

Info

Wed - Sat 7.30pm

Sun Matinee 3pm

One of the most thrilling and influential theatre companies to emerge out of the South West will be making a return to its roots this September, when internationally acclaimed Footsbarn Theatre perform Indian Tempest.

With a strong flavour of Kerala, this rich and evocative reworking of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays is set on a timeless imaginary island - a world of spirits, shapes and monsters where music rules everything. It brings together magic and illusion, desire and romantic love, dreams and ambition, as well as treachery and torment - all with more than a dash of comedy.

Internationally renowned for their heady mix of traditional performing arts, street theatre, circus skills, mime, shadow play and carnival – Footsbarn has established a strong reputation as one of the world's most ingenious touring troupes.

Don't miss the opportunity to see this spectacular show specially commissioned for the European Capital of Culture 2012.

Without Footsbarn we may never have had Complicite, Kneehigh and Told By An Idiot: companies which reach out across the footlights and embrace the audience."
LYN GARDNER, THE GUARDIAN

Click below for some stunning time-lapse footage of the show's set up here in Exeter

Click below to view the trailer for their performances in Portugal

Click below to hear an interview with the producer of the show

www.footsbarn.com

Age: all ages

Revised Running Time: 2hrs 5 mins - now includes one 20 minute interval.

There will be a FREE Post Show Talk on Thurs 27 September

Reviews

They are genuinely bananas – that's why I love them so much. They are wild and imaginative. It's liberating, particularly for British audiences, to see Shakespeare done this way."
DOMINIC DROMGOOLE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE

It is rare to see an interpretation of Shakespeare where the language takes such a backseat, and the magic and mysticism of the play takes over...see it...the atmosphere may very well send chills down your spine."
TOTALLYDUBLIN.IE

Delightful...Footsbarn theatre stay true to their theatrical and circus roots."
EXEUNT MAGAZINE * * * *

a wonderfully eclectic mixture of styles and influences, of nationalities and cultures, all melded into a seamlessly fluid torrent of pure theatre"
THE IRISH TIMES (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Ticketing info

Tickets: A £20.50 B £18 C £17 D £15
Sun Matinee: £12.50
Concs. £2 off
Schools: £8 for groups 10+
Student Standby: £8
Groups 10+ get 11th ticket FREE.
Friends: £2 off per ticket, on top of concessions where applicable.
Saver: multi-buy discount available on this show.

Age: all ages
Revised Running Time: 2hrs 5 mins - now includes one 20 minute interval