Theatre
Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness
- Artists
- Cellar Door Theatre
Bristol University student company Cellar Door Theatre present Anthony Neilson’s weird and wonderful drama.
“‘Ladies and gentlemen, as some of you may know, my name is Edward Gant: prodigy, soldier, traveller, poet – but always and ever a showman.’
“In 1881, the famed and enigmatic impresario Mr Edward Gant presented his renowned travelling show for the final time. The opiate-addicted actor manager showcased his troupe creating a spectacle of grotesquery, black comedy, mystery and magic realism.
“Over a century later, playwright Anthony Neilson has reconstructed this intriguing and fantastic historical event in a theatrical piece that combines the melodrama and extravagance with the painful loneliness that characterised a Victorian freak show. Neilson’s play offers a strange and beautiful exploration of sadness and mortality, probing even the nature of theatre itself.
“A tragic farce of colour and melancholy, this is not one to be missed…”
Warning: contains graphic scenes and themes that might be upsetting to some, as well as crude language and scenes of a violent nature. Recommended 18+.
8pm, £9.50/£7.50 concs. For more info, visit www.almatavernandtheatre.co.uk/theatre/what-s-on
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