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Tristan Bates Theatre Presents
Midnight Matinees
Saturday 17th April
Midnight
Tickets: £5
020 7240 6283 / boxoffice@tristanbatestheatre.co.uk
Every month Midnight strikes, coaches turn into pumpkins and strange and wonderful things start to happen at The Tristan Bates Theatre. Never the same twice these are for the cultural explorer in you. These regular sell out nights, recommended in Time Out’s top things to do in 2009 are not to be missed!
March line-up to be announced soon.
Get a Taste: The March Line Up
March is an incredible line-up of all new acts. We’re turning our theatre into a cabaret and have some of London’s hottest singing, dancing, wise-cracking talent coming along to strut their stuff and show-off their skills. In other parts of the building we have some more chilled out rooms with introspective performance art and beautiful shadow puppet poetry. There’s no doubt about it, this MM is for everyone!
Fat Content Presents
Roasting: A Creature Cabaret
Roasting is a Cabaret with a difference. Set in a surreal forest, it is a glistening celebration of sugar, staring the forest creatures themselves…
In this strange world, beasts take the place of drag acts, entertaining and exploring taboos. Rich with surreal imagery with dancing cakes and wolves in sheep's clothing, Roasting: A Creature Cabaret is a beastly burlesque, both paying homage to and subverting traditional cabaret.
Website: www.fatcontent.org
Gateaux Fabulous
Two gals from the wrong-side-of-the-tracks-done-good now seek to bring a little glamour to the 21st century. Expect frolics! sequins! high jinks! as they schmooze their way through a selection of modern hip hop and rock classics.
Website: http://www.myspace.com/gfabulous/
Briefcase Baby
Briefcase baby involves a briefcase, jelly babies and post-it notes. Shaun May will attempt to stage mini-productions of classic plays he has never read based on the cliff notes people give him. A little bit of fun that promises to be hilarious.
Performer: Shaun May
Website: www.shaunmay.co.uk
Tap Dancing, Juggling Phenomenon - Stewart Pemberton
Stewart Pemberton performs an innovative and unique act that has an influence of American Rhythm tap but also combines the intricate dexterity of juggling... upside down! “Upside down juggling??!!” we hear you cry? Yes! If you don’t believe it come and see it for yourself.
Beautiful Sin
Sabrina Mahfouz performs Stunning shadow puppet poetry, providing the calming influence in the evening's activities.
Welcome to My Funeral
“We should rehearse our death everyday”
Wiracha Daochai is a performance artist who spent 8 years of his childhood as a monk in Bangkok. Welcome to My Funeral combines live performance, video art and sculpture and compares Eastern philosophies of ‘mindfulness of death’ with western funeral rituals.
Performer: Wiracha Daochai
Production Manager: Kevalee Boonyakiat
Composer: Rapeedech Kulabusaya
Film Maker: Pathompon Tesprateep
Miss Ballooniverse
The incredible Miss Ballooniverse will be touring the building transforming the banal into the beautiful. Monkeys, flowers, hats, kitchen sinks, you name it; this lady can make it out of balloons! Get a sneak preview of what she’s capable of here: www.missballooniverse.co.uk
Ravelled Sleeve
Rachel Gomme is seeking contributions of experience, stories and tips on sleeplessness for a new performance, ‘Ravelled Sleeve’ which will be performed at the April Midnight Matinee. Ravelled Sleeve is a durational performance exploring the theme of insomnia, and the experience of time, through a process of knitting and unraveling. If you have any experience of insomnia please find Rachel and share your stories.
Reviews
Recommended, June 2009 – Time Out & London Lite
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