Vigil by Mechanimal

Contact

Organizer: Keswick Alhambra Cinema

Name: Keswick Alhambra Cinema

Phone: 017687 72195

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://keswickalhambra.co.uk/KeswickAlhambra.dll/WhatsOn?f=163997

Address

St. Johns Street
Keswick, Cumbria,
Keswick
CA12 5AG

Price Notes

Direction

The Alhambra Cinema is located in St Johns Street just up from the Market Square.

Details

Created by Herald Angel award-winning company Mechanimal, and performed by Tom Bailey, this Edinburgh Fringe hit theatre show comes to Keswick for a unique live, 'secret cinema'-style show - in person at the Alhambra. 

Join members of Sustainable Keswick for Big Green Get Together drinks and nibbles after the performance (from 8.30-9pm)

Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Cinnamon-coloured Cryptic Tree Hunter, Problematic Flasher, Fire Millipede From Hell…

One human attempts to perform 26,000 other species in the space of an hour. Blending projection design from Limbic Cinema, movement, clowning, poetry, and a stunning soundscape, Vigil is a wildly playful, tragicomic exploration of life in an age of extinction.

All the animal and plant names that appear in the show are named on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of extinct and threatened species. 

Mechanimal is an award-winning performance company from Bristol, led by Tom Bailey. The company explores new narratives of our changing planet. Mechanimal creates and tours work both in the UK and internationally.

Supported by Arts Council England, UCL Culture, Summerhall and Bristol Old Vic Ferment.

REVIEWS & AWARDS

**** 'Memorable... a requiem against a clock counting down” - The Scotsman

**** 'Compelling... elegant... emotionally charged' - Fest

'Beautiful, contemplative... a remarkable and urgent show' - The Guardian

'Humour... fragile poetry... episodes of horror and despair' - The Arts Desk

SHOW INFO:

Contains flashing projection and loud noises (at a couple of points, approx. 1 min in duation), semi-nudity and strong language. Also contains some light audience interaction.

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