A event held at The Wardrobe Theatre on Wednesday 29th June. The event starts at 20:00pm.
Bristol's brilliant Desperate Men have been creating original, challenging, and accessible street theatre for over 35 years.
27th - 30th June
8pm | £7
Slapstick & Slaughter confronts the utter absurdity of war in 40 surreal, hilarious and poignant minutes. Two masters of physical theatre bounce, sing, slap and stretch an audience's patience to breaking point as they distil 35 years of experience into a playful, trouser-wrenchingly funny and powerful show. Inspired by the barbaric chaos of World War One and the nonsensical Dada art movement that sprung from it, Slapstick & Slaughter splatters big ideas onto a small canvas.
“Brilliantly conceived! It demonstrates real understanding of the personal challenges people faced during WW1 and how it was expressed in the art of the Dada period. It was fab, so clever, I laughed until tears were coming down my cheeks.”
Arts Connect
One of the UK’s most versatile and inventive outdoor arts companies, Desperate Men are risk-taking and innovative and the company enjoys wide respect from peers and promoters for combining contemporary themes and topical content with a provocative, passionate yet convivial style. Through theatrical interventions and comic interaction Desperate Men connect with all sorts of people in all sorts of places.
Entry requirements:
27th - 30th June
8pm | £7
Slapstick & Slaughter confronts the utter absurdity of war in 40 surreal, hilarious and poignant minutes. Two masters of physical theatre bounce, sing, slap and stretch an audience's patience to breaking point as they distil 35 years of experience into a playful, trouser-wrenchingly funny and powerful show. Inspired by the barbaric chaos of World War One and the nonsensical Dada art movement that sprung from it, Slapstick & Slaughter splatters big ideas onto a small canvas.
“Brilliantly conceived! It demonstrates real understanding of the personal challenges people faced during WW1 and how it was expressed in the art of the Dada period. It was fab, so clever, I laughed until tears were coming down my cheeks.”
Arts Connect
One of the UK’s most versatile and inventive outdoor arts companies, Desperate Men are risk-taking and innovative and the company enjoys wide respect from peers and promoters for combining contemporary themes and topical content with a provocative, passionate yet convivial style. Through theatrical interventions and comic interaction Desperate Men connect with all sorts of people in all sorts of places.
Entry requirements: