OneTaste Cabaret will be enchanting audiences at Mimetic 2013.
When: 11th – 27th July 2013, 10am – 5pm
Where: Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS and Enfield Grammar School Hall, Wilford Close, Enfield Town EN2 6LN
£: Ticket prices vary depending on the performance (some events are free)
What is it?
Enfield’s second annual celebration of the wilder side of performance returns to the Dugdale Centre with a lineup of over 30 performances spanning a range of art forms with artists from across the UK and around the world.
Contrary Life has picked out a few shows from the festival that we think sound interesting:
Jonny and the Baptists
When: 23rd July 2013 at 7.30pm
Where: Mimetic Above @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 7 – 10
What is it?
Jonny and his Baptists – he’s a guy called Paddy – bring a blend of satirical songs and raucous rock. As heard on both The Now Show and The Gadget Show. The performance lasts for 60 mins.
OneTaste Cabaret
When: 14th July 2013 at 7pm
Where: Parade and park
£: Free
What is it?
OneTaste Cabaret will be taking Mimetic to the Edmonton Festival to join in this year’s fairy themed Magical Menagerie. They will be enchanting audiences with exceptional physical theatre, dance and pop-up performances throughout the parade and park. The performances will last for 2 hours.
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
When: 21st July 2013 at 8.30pm
Where: Mimetic Below @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 9 – 13.50
What is it?
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre’s hilarious new show is Socks In Space. Spoofing everything from Star Wars to Dr Who via David Bowie and Vinny Jones, it’s already earned 5 star reviews. Nationwide tour includes a month at the Edinburgh Fringe in August. The show lasts for 60 mins.
Episode One by The Royal Theatre of Fools
When: 22nd July 2013 at 9pm
Where: Mimetic Below @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 9 – 13.50
What is it?
Cartoon collides with clown theatre as three idiots try to put on a variety show. The company is about to fall apart but everything changes when a big shot impresario is spotted in the audience. Based on the cult South London variety club of the same name and starring some if it’s regular turns The Royal National Theatre of Fools; Episode One fuses comedy and variety acts with a simple tale of jealousy, blind ambition and revenge. The show lasts for 50 mins.
Jody Kamali: Livewire
When: 27th July 2013 at 6pm
Where: Mimetic Below @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 9 – 13.50
What is it?
Step into the world of Frank Von Nippleman. A man who is lives his life between reality and fantasy. Everything Frank sees reminds him of his past. A past that may or may not have happened. Beautiful, yet bizarre, Livewire is part clown, part buffoon, part character comedy. The show lasts for 60 mins.
Perilous Escapade by Flabberghast Theatre
When: 27th July 2013 at 9pm
Where: Mimetic Above @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 7 – 10
What is it?
Puppetry’s Balkan bad-boys return with the sequel to end all sequels! Become enthralled as these tatterdemalion rogues recount their tribulations in the underworld. Marvel as they improvise and burlesque their way through this epic tale of companionship and separation. One hour continuous flow of amusement with a dark and twisted heart. Once again expect riotous exploits, malarkey, molestation and mirth of a magnitude hitherto unseen (since last year).
Journey through raging storms and supernatural forces with The Paper Cinema
The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey by Paper Cinema
When: 11th July 2013 at 7pm
Where: Mimetic Below @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 9 – 13.50
What is it?
Raging storms and supernatural forces prevail over one man’s almighty quest to get home. Immerse yourself in a journey through the high seas, soak up the adventure, encounter danger and exhilaration. Homer’s cornerstone of literature is vividly told with beautiful illustration and masterful puppetry. Cinematic projection and cunning tricks transform a suitcase full of cut-out paper puppets into an array of living characters and striking landscapes. A silent film is created before your eyes, set to a captivating live score from exceptional musicians. The show lasts for 75 mins.
Killing Roger by Sparkle and Dark
When: 21st July 2013 at 1pm & 6pm
Where: Mimetic Below @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 9 – 13.50
What is it?
“Could you kill someone, Billy? I mean really, could you? What if they asked you to?” Billy, a conscientious, opinionated teenager, meets Roger, a chain-smoking, chair-ridden, sharp-tongued old man. An unlikely friendship forms and Billy must decide what it means to truly care about someone. Genuinely moving and humorous with striking visual imagery, award-winning Sparkle and Dark’s new writing combines puppetry and live music. The performance is 60 mins long.
Goodbye Gunther by Frank Wurzinger
When: 24th July 2013 at 7pm
Where: Mimetic Below @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 9 – 13.50
What is it?
After the success of the Confetti Maker, Frank Wurzinger has teamed up again with award-winning theatre director John Wright (Trestle, Told by an Idiot) to create this hilarious one man physical comedy about life, death and afterlife. Goodbye Gunther plays with one of our biggest fears and taboos – dying. The ever optimistic protagonist finds humour in even the darkest moments. Slapstick, clowning, irreverent improvisation and object play help this clown to rehearse the end of his life. The show lasts for 55 mins.
Pinocchio by Pants on Fire
When: 26th – 27th July 2013 at 7pm
Where: Mimetic Below @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 9 – 13.50
What is it?
Award-winning actor-musician company Pants on Fire follow their international 5 star hit Ovid’s Metamorphoses with a unique take on Carlo Collodi’s original tale about a wooden fibber. Setting the adventures in a 1950’s Sci-Fi Horror B-Movie, with a barbershop dubstep mash-up soundtrack, man-size puppets, original live songs and flamboyantly lo-tech extravagant storytelling; all traces of Disney are obliterated in this gloriously dark account of the marionette with behavioural problems. The show lasts for 75 mins.
Theatre for children with The Bridge by Page One Theatre
The Bridge by Page One Theatre
When: 13th July 2013 at 12 noon
Where: Mimetic Below @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 7 – 10
What is it?
Page One Theatre is an exciting young company making devised theatre for children. Combining puppetry and projection with expressive movement, they create vivid and atmospheric experiences for children and families. The Bridge tells the story of Lucien, a lonely city rat who watches the pigeons from under Waterloo Bridge and wishes he could join them in the sky. One day he spots the most beautiful pigeon and follows her into the lights of the big city…
The show lasts for 45 mins and is suitable for under 7s and families.
Danny and his Amazing Balloons by Circo Ridiculoso
When: 25th July 2013 at 12 noon
Where: Mimetic Above @ The Dugdale Centre
£: 5 – 7
What is it?
Danny & his Amazing Balloons is a unique and fantastic show for everyone. Seamlessly combining comedy, balloons, mayhem and daftness, Danny entertains with timeless skill and incredible balloon stunts of stupidity. Original routines ensure this is a show to delight any audience. Relax and enjoy as Danny is a master balloonsmith and an internationally acclaimed award-winning balloon entertainer. The show lasts for 45 mins and is suitable for ages 4 and over.
The Last Laugh by Around the Corner Cinema
When: 16th July 2013 at 7.30pm
Where: Enfield Grammar School Hall
£: 5.50 – 6.50
What is it?
With live, improvised piano accompaniment from BFI silent film pianist, Costas Fotopoulos. A landmark work in the history of cinema, German Expressionist film, The Last Laugh introduced a method of purely visual storytelling in which all inter-titles and dialogue were discarded. An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious Hotel is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society. The film is 91 mins long and a Certificate U.
More info: www.mimeticfest.com and www.dugdalecentre.co.uk