Set and performed in a bar, Publife, a refreshing piece of physical theatre takes a sideways look at Britain’s greatest national institution, the pub.
With guest appearance from local ‘extras’, five people are caught up in a nightly quest for fun and a dose of self-confidence. Observe them. Judge them. Expect to be surprised and asked for help as the Protein performers fast forward through their tried and tested pub routines, unwittingly exposing their fears and unfulfilled desires.
Witness an ordinary night out turn into a free-for-all where all that counts is to believe you are winner.
Running time: 70 minutes
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Reviews
“An ensemble portrait of frisky wit and lively physical danger... deleriously amusing.” Time Out
"Publife is full of deft touches and canny observations but, above all, it's great fun and a cracking night out." Sunday Herald, Scotland
"...a group portrait of fristy wit and lively physical danger." Dance Now
"Defying nearly every convention of dance, theater and just about any other performing art you can think of, Publife is a frenzy of raw comic energy that proves to be as irresistible as it is indescribable... Storming through an evening of darts, rugby, '80s pop songs and a variety of quiz games, Publife is a brawling mess of choreographed pandemonium; anarchistic, exhilarating and very, very funny." Philadelphia Weekly, USA
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Tour History
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales
13 November 2004
La Bodeguita, Cagliari, Italy (ASMED)
7 & 8 November 2004 Part of Festival Nuova Danza
Belfast International Arts Festival at Queen's, Belfast
2 & 3 November 2004
Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London (extract)
23 October 2004 presented by Duckie
Loaf, Chester
20 & 21 October 2004
Bath Spa University College, Bath
12 & 13 October 2004
Trades & Labour Club, Market Harborough
8 & 9 October 2004
Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
4 & 5 October 2004 presented by DanceXchange
Lescar Pub, Sheffield
27 & 28 September 2004
Susumi, Derby (Derby Dance Centre)
22 & 23 September 2004
Southport Arts Centre, Southport
17 & 18 September 2004
Oakengates Theatre @ The Place, Telford
13 & 14 September 2004
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
7 & 8 September 2004
The Place at O'Neill's Music Room, London
11-15 May 2004 presented by The Place
The Tap n Tin, Chatham
3 & 4 May 2004
Cafe Afrika, Cambridge Junction
10 March 2004
Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight
5 & 6 March 2004
Chameleon Bar, Woking
2 & 3 March 2004 part of Woking Dance Festival
University of Malta, Valletta, Malta
26 - 28 February 2004
Club Ego, Edinburgh
17-19 August 2004 part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Ruba Hall, Philadelphia, USA
3-8 September 2002 part of Philadephia Fringe Festival
Ravensberger Spinnerei, Bielefeld, Germany
27 & 28 Juy part of Kultursommer Bielefeld
The Place at O'Neill's Music Room, London
25-29 June 2002 presented by The Place
Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle Upon Tyne
21 & 22 June 2002
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead
18 & 19 June 2002
The Victoria, Swindon (Swindon Dance)
31 May & 1 June 2002 part of Inner Rhythms
Synchron im Siftsforum, Dortmund, Germany
24 & 25 May 2002 part of 36 Internationale Kulturtageder der Stadt Dortmund
Entropia Pub, Milan, Italy (CRT Teatro dell'Arte)
18 & 19 May 2002 part of Short Formats
The Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds
11 May 2002 part of Bury St Edmunds Festival
The Old Vic, Nottingham (Nottingham Playhouse)
7 & 8 May 2002 part of Dance4's NOTT Dance
South Hill Park, Bracknell
26 & 27 April 2002
Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Brighton
23 March 2002
Orange Tree Pub, Richmond Upon Thames (Richmond Theatre)
20 & 21 March 2002 part of Leap into Dance Festival
Buckinghamshire New University , High Wycombe (Wycombe Swan)
13 March 2002 part of Swan Dance
The Casa, Liverpool (MDI)
7 & 8 March 2002 part of Leap Festival
Darlington Arts Centre
27 & 28 February 2002
Colchester Arts Centre
21 February 2002
M Place, Leicester (Phoenix)
12 & 13 February 2002 part of the Leicester Comedy Festival
O'Neill's Pub, Birmingham (DanceXchange)
30 January & 1-2 February 2002 part of British Dance Edition
The Surrey Tavern, Oval House Theatre, London
25 & 26 January 2002 part of Dance Ballads II
Trying out Publife, Greenwich Dance Agency, London
19 January 2002
A Taste of Publife, Paradise Bar, London
25 & 26 July 2001 part of the Jerwood Choreography Awards presented by Dance Umbrella
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