MATADOR: The death knell is sounding for the last trader standing; come and see the Matador perform his swan song. A beautiful apology or an arrogant claim, the solo Matador stands proud in a crumbling arena, but there is still time to sell the bricks for scrap.
Performed by Neil Connolly. Directed by Joseph Thorpe and Natalie Scott.

BULLPEN: Our modern civilisation should sit on the shoulders of economic brilliance. A wonderful ideal. In reality it is a stampede instigated by the selfish desire to be a winner. Come, play a game which gives you a taste of trading. Choose your team and play out a grand match of chance and skill, to test your resolve in the dangerous world of the market. Two teams will battle it out to extract their last ounce of competitive spirit in the ring. The participants will be trained by elite corporate players, pulled through their high life stories and exposed to their brutal attitudes. Are you game?
Performed by Lauren McCullum, Christopher Jenner Cole, Sophie Carmicheal, Matthew Haigh, Amy Clarke, and Rob Lyndon. Directed by Joseph Thorpe and Natalie Scott.

The Lab Theatre Collective was formed in 2007, and creates theatre which transcends forms. We work across disciplines to stimulate the development of performance, challenging the audience with an active and vivid experience. Recent performances have taken place at the Gladstone Hotel Toronto, The Roundhouse Studios and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

www.thelabcollective.co.uk

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“The first rule of PRICELESS: don’t break the rules.”

Forced underground, following the death of a contestant live on air, the once prime-time game show – PRICELESS – now exists within a cult world of pop-up TV, piracy and viral marketing; a world in which there are no morals, no limits and no consequences. Far from the regulations of family-friendly drama, this is a world where suffering and humiliation are tradable commodities, and where personal tragedy is a small price to pay for an evening’s entertainment.

If you can find us, will you join us…? Are you game?

FoxedUP Theatre is an all-female, actor-led collective, founded to address what was seen as a gap in the theatre landscape. The aim is to create exciting, challenging roles for actresses, by devising new work and re-imagining existing tales. The emphasis is on exploring the here and now - our shared present – and exploring universal themes within the context of our own experiences.

http://www.foxeduptheatre.com


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