The Boy Who Kicked Pigs
From: Thursday, 21st June 2012
To: Saturday, 23 June 2012
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Synopsis
Thirteen-year-old Robert Caligari has a rather nasty habit of kicking pigs. But today, Robert is going to get his comeuppance. Today is the day that Robert Caligari is going to die. Kill The Beast present the world premiere of this stage adaptation of the cult novel by occasional Time Lord Tom Baker. This grotesquely comic farce features talking piggybanks, shark mutilation, and a nasty incident involving weedkiller-cornflakes.
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22 June 2012
Thirteen-year-old Robert Caligari is not a nice boy. He picks on his sister and has a nasty habit of kicking pigs, which leads to an awful lot of trouble. But today, Robert (David Cumming – with, among other attributes, a brilliant maniacal laugh) gets his comeuppance.
Kill The Beast, a theatre company formed specifically to create this piece, presents the world première of this adaptation of the cult novel by Tom (Dr Who) Baker. The production, at Salford’s Lowry Theatre is part of The Lowry’s ‘Developed With’ strand which provides valuable, dedicated support to emerging artists.
A grotesquely comic farce, the play features a talking piggybank, a blind man slaying a badger, a motorway pile-up and a spectacularly inept doctor. It also features tight direction from Clem Garrity and a cast of just four (who, with Garrity, wrote the script). All four performers play multiple characters ...
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L Pearce - 25 June 2012:
Excellent show, costumes were fantastic and David Cumming was amazing. ...
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Tom Baker (Book)
Kill the Beast Theatre Company (Company)
Clem Garrity (Director)
Bryan Woltjen (Design)
Nina Scott (Costume)
Eliiot Griggs (Lighting)
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