The Fringe Mime and Movement Laboratory collaborates with Renowned UK Director Peta Lily in 30th-Anniversary Production
“The Death of Fun”
What are clowns? Are they the lovable, sincere, juggling idiots we love to see? Stephen King’s “It” depicts a being that appears in the shape of a clown and exploits the fears and phobias of its victims. Some hospitals that used to welcome Clown Doctors are now discouraging the use of red noses. Is it because the world has changed? Have clowns become irrelevant today?
The Fringe Mime and Movement Laboratory (Mime Lab for short) is honoured to collaborate with renowned UK theatre director Peta Lily in its 30th-anniversary clown production, The Death of Fun. This is the fourth collaboration between Peta Lily and Mime Lab, following Taking a Good Bite, This Story of Ours and Hamlet or Die.
The Death Of Fun explores a “What if?”. What if clowns were subject to a witch hunt? What if they were banned altogether? How would they handle oppression, alienation, reform and the threat of extinction?
The show mixes mime and clown with theatre, and operates with a cartoon-like logic. It is a theatre piece rich in movement, music, stupidity and tragedy. Eight actors ranging in age from their 20s to their 70s will take you through a magical journey of self-doubt, despair and hope.
*Age limit: 16+
*Duration: 45 min (No intermission)
*Show type: Movement Theatre