We all love a good gag, right? Or do we? Holli Dillon explores the multi-symptoms of having an eating disorder, through clown, puppetry and mixed media. Abstract, imaginative and touching. Warning: May contain actual spit, mayhem and marshmallows. Advised suitability but not restricted to ages 12 and over. ‘A rough diamond’ - Eric de Bont […]
What happens when we allow the darker parts of our mind to take control and transform our own realities? How far will we go? And who will be the one to pull us back? After the death of his wife, a disconnected father realises he has lost his teenage daughter to her own brutal inner […]
Join us for an inconceivable, international, imaginary journey inspired by (a thesaurus) and the likes of Monsieurs Grimm and Dahl. An unforgettable, cautionary tale for the wide and tall, for the big and small, for the good and, the bad within you all. Everybody has hidden, dark thoughts and Lecoq trained Benefit of the Doubt […]
Meet Pi. His head in the clouds and his feet firmly half way up in the air, he cannot help but dream. Join him as he travels through the landscape of his imagination, suitcase in hand, and meets some truly unusual characters. From a geisha to a stripper, this cheeky little mime cannot resist flirtations […]
Amuse your bouche with a madcap cabaret of short-form work devised by an international company of alumni from the London International School of Performing Arts. Performed for the first time here at Mimetic, this is an opportunity to see work that has come straight out of the renowned Le Coq - physical theatre school. Expect […]
Dark clown, drag and dance combine in this joyful fairground ride as six performers don their finest to flirt with big themes and invite you to do the same. Adults playing like children, the evolution of man, Barbara Streisand doing shadow puppetry under a table. Ridiculous, hilarious, baffling and unnerving, On Being Yourself But Better […]
Marion Deprez is Gorgeous is a one-woman physical comedy show that turns the whole concept of ‘beauty’ on its head. A trained clown, Marion has fun demolishing her fabulous facade, reversing the roles to make you the star and revealing her true nature as a gorgeous, brave performer. Here is an ‘ideal’ woman who makes us […]
In this hilarious, absurd and often magical show that juxtaposes themes of loneliness and belonging with joy and exhilaration we are invited to witness one man’s quest for a friend. Pathos, dark humour and Victorian aesthetics combine to create a wonderful and mysterious backdrop to a poetic and surreal journey. A work in Progress.
Amuse your bouche with a madcap cabaret of short-form work devised by an international company of alumni from the London International School of Performing Arts. Performed for the first time here at Mimetic, this is an opportunity to see work that has come straight out of the renowned Le Coq - physical theatre school. Expect […]
Dark clown, drag and dance combine in this joyful fairground ride as six performers don their finest to flirt with big themes and invite you to do the same. Adults playing like children, the evolution of man, Barbara Streisand doing shadow puppetry under a table. Ridiculous, hilarious, baffling and unnerving, On Being Yourself But Better […]
