The Lowry

Feral, Tortoise in a Nutshell

Show And Tell present Tortoise in a Nutshell in co-production with Cumbernauld Theatre

Fringe First Award winner, Total Theatre nominee and sell-out show 2013 returns: Joe looks back at his childhood home and traces its journey from idyllic seaside town to community gripped by anarchy. Combining puppetry, immersive soundscapes and multimedia technology, the multi award-winning company Tortoise in a Nutshell build an entire world in front of the audience’s eyes.

‘Sophisticated and highly entertaining. The level of detail here is extraordinary’  **** The Times

‘Mesmeringly inventive… technically, visually, aurally and politically, it’s a tremendous show’  **** The Scotsman

‘A genuinely exciting young company who are brimful of ideas’  The Guardian

Give Me a Reason to Live, Claire Cunningham

Inspired by the work of Medieval painter Hieronymus Bosch, Give Me a Reason To Live is a stark solo that explores issues of religion, in particular religious art, and the judgement of bodies and quality of life.

Taking the form of a series of tests, of body and of faith, and set to a mesmerizing sound score, the work is a study of empathy; a live memorial to the disabled victims of the Nazi euthanasia program and the current disabled victims of recent 'welfare reform' in the UK.  

Stark [and] brutal with her customary integrity and conviction.  
**** Herald

YAMA by Damien Jalet, Scottish Dance Theatre

Following its world premiere in Dundee in 2014, Damien Jalet's critically acclaimed YAMA returns as a brand new full length work.

YAMA explores the mythology associated with mountains inspired by the pagan and animist rituals practiced among the mountains of Tohoku, Japan. Created with the dancers of Scottish Dance Theatre, YAMA is an awe-inspiring piece that gathers energy as it grows with echoes of shamanic strangeness. Jalet's hypnotic choreography, and the tangled ensemble of exceptional dancers leaves a tingle and stain under the skin.

Profound, powerful and hugely demanding..
★★★★ The Herald

An extraordinarily clever work with each theatrical element perfectly balanced

mesmerising brilliance
★★★★★ The Skinny

visually captivating…
★★★★The Scotsman

A force to be reckoned with…..nothing short of stunning         
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