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Join
Holly Gallagher in her first solo show
Before (the line is lost)
Newcastle Northern Stage
Thursday 26th January 2017
Join
Holly Gallagher in a story of Cosplay, Comic Conventions, and growing up on the
Internet. She wants to share a story with you: a coming-of-age story, a love
story, a horror story. A story about you.
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Photo: Yvonne Boyle
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Before
(the line is lost) is a one woman show about Cosplay and growing up
on the internet. It addresses the world of comic conventions and consent both
in reality and online through storytelling, autobiographical experience, and
verbatim materials gathered through interviews with people of varying ages,
races, and genders from the UK, USA, and Canada.
Following
a sell-out preview performance in August 2016, Before (the line is lost)
is set to fascinate, inform, and challenge audiences over the course of the
evening at Northern Stage’s newly refurbished Stage 3.
“joyous, angry, upsetting, inspirational work.” Alex
Kelly (Third Angel)
After
a decade of cosplaying, Holly can’t wait to welcome you into her world...
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Photo: Yvonne Boyle
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Holly
Gallagher is a Theatre Maker and Director from Teesside. She has showcased and
performed in work at Northern Stage, Live Theatre, ARC Stockton, Alphabetti
Theatre, and GIFT
Festival. Before (the line is lost) is Holly’s first solo show.
You may ask “What is Cosplay?” Cosplay
is an art form dedicated to creating costumes and dressing up as fictional
characters. Having originated in Japan, the hobby is
now widespread across the globe at comic conventions (e.g.: San Diego Comic
Con). Cosplayers (the participants in the hobby) often post costumes online and
those with popular characters and good craftsmanship often accumulate large
fan-followings. Since its beginnings the hobby has even become a career path
for many with cosplayers such as Yaya Han and Jessica Nigri earning a living
from their costumes, patterns, photosets, and convention visits.
The trailer for the
piece can be found here: Video LINK
Tickets:
Before (the
line is lost) appears at Newcastle Northern Stage on Thursday 26th January 2017
Tickets:
£10 / £8 conc.
Box
Office: 0191 230 5151 or online at http://northernstage.co.uk/whats-on/before-the-line-is-lost
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