Inspired by and set around the time of silent movie actors Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, the firstshow from contemporary circus theatre company Kook Ensemble is a story of one man trying to escapethe chaos through his wildly playful imagination.Inthe late 1910s as the world crumbles, gentleman jugglerTom Gaskin plays Bertie, who turns his back on the world and leaves his home for a derelict cottage in the woods,where he waits for a love he’s maybe never met.On his own with only his thoughts, hefinds increasingly absurdways to distract himself from his loneliness and his boredom. Performed with tricks, clowning and audienceparticipation,Filibusterreflects Kook Ensemble’s aims to create character-driven circus theatre.
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Filibuster
October 18, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
£14 – £18
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