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Going Viral receives a Fringe First Award
A play that has been
produced by ARC and written and performed by Middlesbrough born
Daniel Bye has received a prestigious award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
A
Scotsman Fringe First Award has been awarded to the brand new show Going Viral which received a
series of 4 star reviews last week at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The awards
are one of the most long established at the festival and are only awarded for
new pieces of work.
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Photo: Alex Brenner
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The show has been praised
for Bye’s trademark blend of comedy, storytelling and performance lecture and
explores the spread of disease, panic and ideas. Drawing on science and social
study, it is performed solely by Bye himself and delves into the terrifying knowns
and unknowns of epidemics, how they spread and how society reacts.
Dr Mark
Booth, Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health at Durham University is the scientific
advisor for the show and has helped to inform its material and structure
through his background in epidemiology of parasitic infections in developing
countries. Dr Mark Booth commented: “ARC in
Stockton on Tees and Durham University have a history of collaboration so I
wasn't surprised when Annabel Turpin got in touch and asked if I would like to
work with Daniel Bye on his new work around the origin and spread of an
epidemic condition. Public awareness of how infections can enter our bodies,
easily spread across populations, cause illness and confusion, and also lead to
inequalities in terms of personal, institutional and national wellbeing can
make a significant contribution to discussions about the value of scientific
research.”
Writer and performer Daniel
Bye said: “Winning a Fringe First is about as big as it gets, so I’m
absolutely thrilled.”
ARC's Chief Executive and
producer of Going Viral, Annabel Turpin commented: "Winning a Fringe
First is a huge accolade and further evidence that some of the UK's best new
theatre is being made right here in Stockton."
Bye’s recent work
includes The Price of
Everything, How to Occupy
an Oil Rig as well as Story
Hunt; a show which took the form of a treasure
hunt-meets-walking-tour of town centres which has been performed in Stockton,
Middlesbrough, Gateshead and Berwick as well as other towns around the UK.
Tickets:
Going Viral will be performed at ARC
on Thursday 3
December at 7pm and is priced as Pay What You Decide, tickets can
booked person at ARC, via www.arconline.co.uk
or by calling the Box Office on 01642 525199.
Running Time: 70 mins. Suitable for ages 14+
Company
Information
Written and performed by Daniel
Bye Directed by Dick Bonham
Designed by Emma
Tompkins
Lighting design by Katharine Williams
Scientific Advisor Dr Mark Booth
Dramaturg Sarah
Punshon
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