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Bluebelle - World Premiere as part of the 2022 London International Mime Festival
A journey into the wilderness of parenthood
If you see a bluebell, pick it, ring it three times and repeat the following words:
'Bluebell, bluebell, fairy flower, I beckon your greatest power’.
Then, place it near your heart and the Bluebell Fairy will come to you.
Long ago and far away a King and Queen were placed under a spell. Fertility was disrupted. They called the Bluebell Fairy, but magic comes at a cost and woe betide those who do not keep their promises.
Weaving together plots, objects and characters from ancient folktales collected by Angela Carter, Italo Calvino, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, as well as interviews with parents and carers, Bluebelle reminds us that life is shaped by the stories we tell and leave behind.
Through Theatre Re's signature style combining visually striking poetic theatre and lyrical live music, Bluebelle is a wondrous and mysterious tale about life and how to protect it.
LONDON - Shoreditch Town Hall, part of the 2022 London International Mime Festival
Thu 13 - Sun 16 Jan
Thu - Sat 7.30pm, Sun 5pm
SOLD OUT - Returns Only
If you are wanting to see Bluebelle at Shoreditch Town Hall, it is definitely worth putting yourself on the returns list by emailing: info@shoreditchtownhall.com
SALFORD - The Lowry
Tue 8 - Wed 9 Feb
7.30pm
BOOK YOUR PLACE
65mins
8+
Funded by National Lottery through Arts Council England
Co-commissioned by London International Mime Festival and The Point Eastleigh
Supported by Shoreditch Town Hall and University of Kent
Programme note
‘Folktales are real.’ Italo Calvino
It is said that every theatre has ghosts. It is often believed that these theatre ghosts are former actors and that ghost lights - lamps left on stage after dark - allow these spirits to perform and dance on stage.
What do they perform? What stories are they enacting and re-acting over and over again? For whom and why?
Our exploration started with the question: Why theatre?
Over three years, our journey took us from corporeal mime to clown work, from imaginative transformation to visual vernacular, from rich musical textures to sound design, from philosophy to silliness, and from real life experiences - gathered through interviews with parents and carers - to ancient folktales.
The result is Bluebelle, a new tale - as much as any tale can ever be new – about being a parent, about life and how to protect it. It unravels our desires, our weaknesses, and ultimately our strength and ability to care for those born after us.
Creative Team
Conceived & Directed - Guillaume Pigé
Devised by the Company
With Ramon Ayres, Claudia Marciano, Henry Webster, Alex Judd, Giulia del Fabbro, Charles Sandford
Composers - Alex Judd and Henry Webster
Lighting Designer - Dr Katherine Graham
Costume Designer - Emma Tompkins
Collaborative set and props design - Emma Tompkins, Josephine Tremelling, Dr Katherine Graham and Guillaume Pigé
Costume Maker - Rosie Whiting, Jessie McKenzie
Production & Stage Manager - Josephine Tremelling
Dramaturg - A.C. Smith
Participation Producer - Hannah Bixby
Animal Transformation - Gabrielle Moleta
Philosopher - Dr Graeme A. Forbes
Visual Vernacular - Zoë McWhinney
External Adviser - Nola Rae MBE
Devisers - Eygló Belafonte, Claudia Marciano, Guillaume Pigé, Andres Velasquez, Charles Sandford, Ramon Ayres, Giulia del Fabbro, Henry Webster, Alex Judd, Zoë McWhinney, Emma Tompkins, Dr Katherine Graham, Josephine Tremelling.
A journey into the wilderness of parenthood
If you see a bluebell, pick it, ring it three times and repeat the following words:
'Bluebell, bluebell, fairy flower, I beckon your greatest power’.
Then, place it near your heart and the Bluebell Fairy will come to you.
Long ago and far away a King and Queen were placed under a spell. Fertility was disrupted. They called the Bluebell Fairy, but magic comes at a cost and woe betide those who do not keep their promises.
Weaving together plots, objects and characters from ancient folktales collected by Angela Carter, Italo Calvino, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, as well as interviews with parents and carers, Bluebelle reminds us that life is shaped by the stories we tell and leave behind.
Through Theatre Re's signature style combining visually striking poetic theatre and lyrical live music, Bluebelle is a wondrous and mysterious tale about life and how to protect it.
LONDON - Shoreditch Town Hall, part of the 2022 London International Mime Festival
Thu 13 - Sun 16 Jan
Thu - Sat 7.30pm, Sun 5pm
SOLD OUT - Returns Only
If you are wanting to see Bluebelle at Shoreditch Town Hall, it is definitely worth putting yourself on the returns list by emailing: info@shoreditchtownhall.com
SALFORD - The Lowry
Tue 8 - Wed 9 Feb
7.30pm
BOOK YOUR PLACE
65mins
8+
Funded by National Lottery through Arts Council England
Co-commissioned by London International Mime Festival and The Point Eastleigh
Supported by Shoreditch Town Hall and University of Kent
Programme note
‘Folktales are real.’ Italo Calvino
It is said that every theatre has ghosts. It is often believed that these theatre ghosts are former actors and that ghost lights - lamps left on stage after dark - allow these spirits to perform and dance on stage.
What do they perform? What stories are they enacting and re-acting over and over again? For whom and why?
Our exploration started with the question: Why theatre?
Over three years, our journey took us from corporeal mime to clown work, from imaginative transformation to visual vernacular, from rich musical textures to sound design, from philosophy to silliness, and from real life experiences - gathered through interviews with parents and carers - to ancient folktales.
The result is Bluebelle, a new tale - as much as any tale can ever be new – about being a parent, about life and how to protect it. It unravels our desires, our weaknesses, and ultimately our strength and ability to care for those born after us.
Creative Team
Conceived & Directed - Guillaume Pigé
Devised by the Company
With Ramon Ayres, Claudia Marciano, Henry Webster, Alex Judd, Giulia del Fabbro, Charles Sandford
Composers - Alex Judd and Henry Webster
Lighting Designer - Dr Katherine Graham
Costume Designer - Emma Tompkins
Collaborative set and props design - Emma Tompkins, Josephine Tremelling, Dr Katherine Graham and Guillaume Pigé
Costume Maker - Rosie Whiting, Jessie McKenzie
Production & Stage Manager - Josephine Tremelling
Dramaturg - A.C. Smith
Participation Producer - Hannah Bixby
Animal Transformation - Gabrielle Moleta
Philosopher - Dr Graeme A. Forbes
Visual Vernacular - Zoë McWhinney
External Adviser - Nola Rae MBE
Devisers - Eygló Belafonte, Claudia Marciano, Guillaume Pigé, Andres Velasquez, Charles Sandford, Ramon Ayres, Giulia del Fabbro, Henry Webster, Alex Judd, Zoë McWhinney, Emma Tompkins, Dr Katherine Graham, Josephine Tremelling.