An irreverent tour of advertising, breaking news, political campaigns and cheap entertainment, Big Sale is a blitz on the media where seven performers struggle to separate fact from fiction.
Set to a score by David Coulter (The Pogues), and played out on a junk-yard playground stage set, Big Sale sees the cast of characters mutate at will – from political prisoners to TV Hosts, from market traders to sex workers.
Running time: 75 minutes
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Reviews
“this show offers a restless rollercoaster ride through a society that’s lost its soul” Metro
“the company approach their theme with an apocalyptic energy that’s by turns funny and alarming and intoxicating... I have rarely laughed so much.” Independent on Sunday
“Bouncing on and off a scaffolding set, the pert and perky performers whip up a blackly humorous satire” Metro
“The parallels that Silvestrini draws are so witty and persuasive… that the 70 minutes of dance, film and text gel into a refreshingly funny and thought-provoking piece of theatre” Sunday Telegraph
Production Credits
Conceived and Directed by
Devised and performed by
Music composed by
Design by
Lighting design by
AV and film by
Assistant Director
Sound engineer
Photos by
Commissioned by
With additional support from
Tour History
The Riverfront, Newport
29 March 2007
LIPA, Liverpool
20 March 2007
Northern Stage, Newcastle
13 & 14 March 2007
Artsdepot, London
8 March 2007
Laban, London
6 March 2007
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
20 February 2007
The Showroom, University of Chichester, Chichester
12 February 2007
Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London
10 February 2007 part of Duckie (extract)
Lyceum, Sheffield
6 February 2007
The Courtyard, Hereford
1 February 2007
Lakeside Arts, Nottingham
30 January 2007
Corn Exchange, Newbury
25 January 2007
Arc Theatre, Trowbridge
23 January 2007
ARC, Stockton on Tees
16 January 2007
Hextable Dance, Swanley
13 January 2007
The Place, London
7 - 18 November 2006
Riley Theatre, NSCD, Leeds
10 February 2006 part of British Dance Edition
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
26 Novemeber 2005
Charter Theatre, Preston
22 November 2005
Horncastle Building, Hull College, Hull
19 November 2005
The Junction, Cambridge
15 November 2005
Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
12 November 2005
The Point, Eastleigh
10 November 2005
Gateway Theatre, Chester
3 November 2005
Oakengates Theatre @ The Place, Telford
1 November 2005
Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds
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