The Feast Returns to the Basement for a Second Helping

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Tuesday 7 October 2014

The Feast Returns to the Basement Theatre for a Second Helping

“Excellent slices of theatre that makes up for one brave, exciting night of broadening your horizons.”
- The Lumiere

“The Basement has once again programmed a set of works that, while could easily stand alone in their own right, advantageously complement each other. More please.”
- Theatre Scenes

Red Leap Theatre are hungry to announce the second season of THE FEAST, a dynamic banquet of three devised short works using physical theatre, spoken word poetry, shadow and clown to tell three very different stories. One ticket, three shows – with hot soup and time to chat between “meals”.

THE FEAST occurs as part of Red Leap Theatre’s annual INCUBATOR programme. It brings established and emerging practitioners together as a skill-sharing innovation at The Basement Theatre, from28th October to 1st November 2014.The three works to be performed in a triple-bill for THE FEAST 2014 are; The Perfect Original developed by Jess Holly Bates, Sinoatrial by Robert Mignault, and Mr. Nancy by Felix Becroft.

For our first course, we have Jess Holly Bates with a flavoursome entree, THE PERFECT ORGINAL.
A modern exotic tale of New Zealand and it’s many splendid inhabitants, this is collision of occupation, anxiety and the ordered chaos of the Kiwi identity. Jess Holly Bates (BSc, MA) is a multi-disciplinary creative. Her first short play, Lucky C*ntry, won her Best Actress and two script awards in the Short and Sweet Festival 2013. Having won the Page-2-Stage performance poetry programme, Jess has been sponsored to take her work to London. She has just returned from a UK tour with her solo spoken word theatre show REAL FAKE WHITE DIRT, performing in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. The Perfect Original is directed by Robin Kerr.

For a meaty second course, enter Robert Mignault with SINOATRIAL.
Lurking at the intersection of knowledge, chaos, loss and love, is a cluster of cells in the heart called the Sinoatrial Node. It's the electrical pacemaker that decides whether you live or die — and no one is in charge. Robert Mignault is an experienced teacher, director and performer across US, Canada and New Zealand. Passionate about non-verbal modes of theatre including movement, mask, image and multi-modal theatre, he works with longtime collaborator, actor/musician/improv artist Sally Howe. Sinoatrial is directed by Holly Chappell.

For the final course, both delicate and cutting, we have Felix Becroft with MR NANCY.
What do defunct Gods do when no one remembers them? Deep under the ocean the West African God Anansi and the Viking Loki are wrestling with the boredom of eternity when a man falls in their midst. Felix Becroft worked with migrant youth arts project Mixit on the devised show Access and beyond. Mr. Nancy is directed by Ella Becroft.

An evening that will inspire the senses and incite conversation, we invite you to experience a three course meal of short-form theatre - sharing conversation and homemade soup in-between each show. THE FEAST 2014 is a chance to witness challenging and courageous theatre that will leave you hungry for more.

Red Leap Theatre presents THE FEAST 2014
The Basement, Lower Grey's Ave, Auckland CBD
28th October - 1st November 2014, 8pm (2pm matinee on 1st November)
Tickets on sale from iTicket.co.nz

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