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Calling All
The Heroes To Stockton
TheatreState
presents:
Tribute Acts
Stockton Arc
Wednesday
8th June 2016
Multi-media
show about hope, disillusionment and father daughter relationships is coming to
Stockton
Everyone
wants their dad to be a hero. But what happens when your heroes let you down?
Cheryl and Tess of London based theatre company TheatreState have childhood
memories that are full of smiling men in suits promising to make life better:
Tony Blair winning the 1997 election, Bill Clinton playing the saxophone,
Pierce Brosnan saving the world. Their left-wing, suited Dads felt like they
were one of these 90s new-men, too.
But
Cheryl and Tess grew up, Tony took us to Iraq, Bill lied, Pierce lost
Bond and their dads left home. As disillusioned adults trying to survive the
New Labour aftermath, the young women wanted to know why their personal and
political heroes lost our faith so spectacularly.
So
Cheryl and Tess hit on the idea of asking their Dads the tough questions. But
after years of not speaking openly, they decided to interview each other’s Dads
instead. And they filmed it.
‘Raw theatrical brilliance. Gallacher and Seddon are gifted performers
and the video interaction is beautifully stage-managed. It’s a brave, bold and
fiercely realised work’ The Scotsman
Tribute
Acts is a darkly funny and boldly honest exploration of father daughter
relationships and the illusions we create when we want to hope. It enjoyed a
successful run at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, highlighted as a ‘bold and fiercely realised work’ by the
Scotsman and ‘one to watch’ by Lyn
Gardner in The Guardian. Now TheatreState are taking a full-length, newly
revamped version on a national tour that gives South Durham and North Yorkshire
audiences the opportunity to see the show when it visits Stockton-on-Tees’ Arc
on 8 June.
‘There is real poignancy here, and it is
smart and terrifically watchable... A remarkably eloquent depiction of the
illusions we generate around our parents, and how fragile they can be.’ The
Stage
Frank
video footage is at the heart of Tribute Acts. The fathers are projected as
giant heads, constantly moving throughout the show. As the daughters question
and probe, the men lose their caution and begin to divulge their views on their
lives, their daughters and their own hopes. Hoping for a moment of profound
understanding between estranged father and daughter, Cheryl and Tess soon get
more than they asked for. As the camera turns on them, their mission to
understand why their heroes failed them begins to ask the question why do we
long for a hero in the first place?
‘Two badass gals boldly using sparkle to ask
BIG life questions… a new wave of theatre - frenetic, multigenre, filled with
musicality and visuals to mind bend.’ Gemma Cairney, BBC Radio 1
Complex
and poignant, Tribute Acts will strike a chord with anyone who has mixed
emotions about their parents and concerns that their world will become our own.
TheatreState
co-directors are Tess Seddon and Cheryl Gallacher. They make shows that
celebrate the weird and alienating aspects of 21st century life. 'We put our own experiences into bumper cars
and then invite the audience to press GO.'
theatrestate.co.uk
‘They are thrillingly live and committed to
dismembering the assumptions that underpin contemporary popular culture. Great
fun' - Brian Logan, The Guardian
Tickets:
Tribute
Acts comes to Stockton-on-Tees Arc, Stockton Arts Centre, Dovecot Street Stockton on Tees TS18 1LL on Wednesday
8th June at 7pm
£pay
what you can 01642 525199 www.arconline.co.uk
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