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Blind Summit Theatre
www.blindsummit.com
Blind Summit Theatre are purveyors of
‘extreme puppetry’. The company was founded
in 1997 by Mark Down and Nick Barnes to
present Japanese Bunraku-style puppetry in
new places, in new ways. Their shows include
Mr China's Son, Martin's Wedding, The Spaceman
and Pirate Puppetry. Their Bukowski-inspired
Low Life debuted in Edinburgh Fringe in 2005
and toured the world for five years with the
British Council. They collaborated with Anthony
Minghella on his award-winning Madam
Butterfly in London and New York. Other
collaborators include Complicite, Tectonic
Theatre, Akram Khan and Royal Opera House.
Their new show The Table will open the
London International Mime Festival 2012.
'If puppetry is ever to be the next rock'n'roll,
these animators may well be its frontmen.'
Time Out
'Brilliantly compulsive pissed up puppetry for
grown ups.' British Theatre Guide
'Exquisite.' The Times
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Shows available for touring
Low Life (60 mins): a gin-soaked cabaret of
people and puppets. 6 on the road – cast 4,
crew 2.
1984 (140 mins): a witty sweaty low-tech
adaptation of George Orwell's brilliant political
satire. 10 on road – cast 7, crew 2.
The Table (70 mins): a Beckett-inspired story of
a puppet stuck on a table.
Contact details
Blind Summit Theatre
Unit 10, Grenville Workshops, 2a Grenville
Road, London, N19 4EH
maeve@blindsummit.com
+44 (0) 20 7272 9020
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