Mayday Mayday
From: Tuesday, 12th June 2012
To: Saturday, 16 June 2012
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Synopsis
May 1st. Padstow. Cornwall. The death of winter, the birth of summer. A man falls head first off a wall. Years later he tries to remember what happened next. This is a true story. Told by the man who fell. With smoke and mirrors, music, slapstick and a guest appearance from the Obby Oss, this extraordinary theatrical adventure starts with an unforgettable celebration: a day where everything changes.
Our Review:
Karen Bussell - 13 June 2012
Tristan Sturrock, Cornwall’s Kneehigh Theatre stalwart, is superb at story-telling and even when the subject matter is autobiographical and medical, that talent is not diminished.
Sturrock’s May Day 2004 experience was life-changing. The actor, who lists outings at the National Theatre, for the RSC and the Royal Exchange among others and has been seen on the silver screen in Saving Grace, nipped out to buy his pregnant partner some chips, got a tad inebriated en route as Padstow revelled in its annual Obby Oss pageantry and fell off a wall breaking his neck. Told he would never walk again, there followed life-defining decisions and a long slow journey to the man we see performing.
Inspired by Mary Shelley, the tale’s first outing was as Frankenspine – my big break performed at Bristol’s Old Vic and has been refined for the Theatre Damfino tour directed by Sturrock’s partner Katy Carmichael.
A solo show is always a b...
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Theatre Damfino (Company)
Katy Carmichael (Director)
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