Theatre / angus barr
Preview: Gloriator, Brewery Theatre
This inventive, physical and really very silly new comedy reveals just what happens when a glamorous French actress and her hapless assistant stage their version of Hollywood blockbuster Gladiator.
Gloria Delaneuf is well-versed in mask, mime and the mysteries of stage-craft. Her UK tour manager Josephine Cunningham, however, is not. Together they have created Gloriator – an awe-inspiring production of bravery, honour, and costumes made out of cardboard. Russell Crowe may not be available, but they are determined it will be a show you’ll never forget.
Gloriator was created by the French/English female comedy duo Spitz & Co. with the help of Spymonkey’s Aitor Basauri and the brilliant, locally-based comic performer and writer Angus Barr. It won the Critics’ Choice Award at Exeter Ignite in 2014 and was originally developed as part of Bristol Old Vic’s Ferment new-writing strand. “Pant-wettingly funny,” was one audience member’s articulate feedback.
Gloriator is at the Brewery Theatre from Tuesday, June 16 to Saturday, June 27. For more info and to book tickets, visit www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/detail/gloriator
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