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Theatre

Islands, Bush Theatre

15 Jan 15 – 21 Feb 15, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Welcome to the outrageous island empire of Caroline Horton. This is a black collaborative comedy with an ever darker message.

By Lucy Brooks on 22/9/2014

Islands, Bush Theatre
Islands, Bush Theatre
Islands, Bush Theatre Islands, Bush Theatre Lucy Brooks
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Below is our preview, explaining the background of the show. Click here to read our Islands, Bush Theatre, review.

The show...
A collection of monstrous figures cluster on stage— wearing fezzes and bras for hats, aprons and string vests, these are the inhabitants of Islands. The gang is on a mission to get rich and get powerful. "We'll be the politicians now!" one monster declares. This is a black comedy with an even blacker message. $18.5 trillion is lost every year in tax havens across the world. “This is my world, I am the king so I make the rules and everyone else can f**k off. This is off-shore.” It's a crazy physical work heavily influenced by French bouffon theatre — the art of mockery.
The background...
Creator Caroline Horton was inspired by the economic crisis: "I’m fascinated by people’s efforts to create separate little worlds for themselves that cut off from wider society." Her recent show Mess was a manic, no-holds-barred examination of anorexia. The chaos is all painstakingly choreographed, and perfectly captures the sufferer's need for control. It was during the tour of Mess two years ago that she first had the idea for Islands.
In this play with songs, no one has to pay for anything. It is as 'off-shore' as you can possibly get, offering a hilarious and frightening commentary on the nature of greed. But don't expect this to be traditional 'issue-based' theatre. "I was determined not to make something earnest or po-faced" insists  Horton.
The Olivier nominated theatre maker has assembled a fascinating group of creatives that include China Plate Theatre (whose recent touring Macbeth has been a huge success), a member of the Tax Justice Network— an elite group of activists fighting to reduce tax avoidance— and Selma Dimitrijevic, a talented playwright and dramaturg from Greyscale Theatre.

What Islands, Bush Theatre
Where Bush Theatre, 7 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 8LJ | MAP
Nearest tube Shepherd's Bush (underground)
When 15 Jan 15 – 21 Feb 15, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Price £15-£19.50
Website Click here to book via Bush Theatre



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  • ABOUT BUSH THEATRE

    It was ex-Artistic Director Josie Rourke who brought the Bush to its new space, just a short walk from Shepherd’s Bush Common. Back when it first opened in the '70s, it was in the rather less impressive upstairs dining room of the Bush Hotel. Since then, it has launched the careers of playwrights such as Stephen Poliakoff, Robert Holman, David Edgar and Sharman MacDonald. It is a haven of a venue for new writers. Madani Younis's appointment as Artistic Director in 2012 resulted in shows being performed to 99% capacity. 

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