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The Author

Opens: 05/08/2010 Closes: 25/11/2010 UK Tour
The acclaimed playwright Tim Crouch presents a challenging play-within-a-play. Taking part himself, Crouch removes the line between stage and auditorium, and the audience is confronted with its own responsibility in deciding what to consume. A potentially unsettling performance that considers art's potential to disturb. Brace yourselves. For more information visit: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-author-tour Buy: http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/theauthor.html Watch:
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The British Theatre Guide“Wonderfully profound theatre...” Raises issues about real acts of violence or abuse, images or reports of abuse done to others and representations of that abuse on stage and considers links between them. It may possibly also raise issues of whether the images themselves can abuse...
 
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Guardian“A bold, brave, playful piece...” This is a dazzling theatrical experience that lets nobody off the hook, opening our eyes to what should be blindingly obvious: we all have a choice...
 
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MusicOMH“Sometimes playful, sometimes daring...” In Tim Crouch’s new play it is impossible not to watch the audience. The audience is the play; the play is the audience. Crouch likes to experiment with the idea of what theatre is and what it can be...
 
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The Stage“The play flirts dangerously with bad taste...” This play forces questioning of the theatrical experience that goes beyond the mere physical layout, and any responses, including walkouts, are welcomed as evidence of success...
 
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