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Taylor’s Dummies |
Imagine Vertigo, directed by David Lynch and performed by De La Guarda to the riffs of 50s jazz.
A chance encounter with a mysterious woman throws Taylor’s world into turmoil. Eloquently crafted to music, Taylor’s Dummies plumbs the depths of male desire, through a series of visual scenes that are both stunning and deeply emotional. Sharp suited performers walk up walls and fly through the air, life-sized dummies come to life, and a baby doll sings ‘Fly Me to the Moon’.
An overwhelming success with the public and critics alike, Taylor’s Dummies is theatre on the cutting edge, mixing high energy physical theatre, quirky humour, and a soundtrack that combines sexy jazz and thrilling live percussion. This acclaimed debut production is for those who love the unexpected and crave an adrenaline hit.
Developed at the Lion & Unicorn as part of ROAR 03 and originally co-produced by BAC in summer 2003.
Special Award, Mess Festival, Sarajevo, 2004
Highly Commended, Time Out Live, 2003
Time Out Critics’ Choice of the year 2002
Guardian Pick of the Fringe 2002
Created by Gecko
Original devisors and performers
Al Nedjari
Amit Lahav
Joseph Traynor
Corinne Pierre
Helen Bagget
David Price
Current performers
Al Nedjari
Amit Lahav
David Price
Corinne Pierre
James Flynn
Technical Director
Stuart Heyes
Composer
David Price
Original lighting design
Ian Scott
Original design
Ruth Finn and the company
A little miracle of invention…a supremely slick and
stylish piece of physical theatre
The Guardian
Gecko combines a deliciously warped imagination with all-out
physical daring…full of beguiling invention, at turns funny, touching
and sinister ****
The Times
An astonishing word of mouth success
The Observer
Exhilarating, film-noirish acrobatic mayhem from Gecko,
a new company to watch. We will hear more of Gecko and we should look forward
to it
Financial Times
Words seem too slippery to evoke the sublime, gravity-defying
mischief of Taylor's Dummies, …theatre with a panache and dark wit that
never stales in this imagination-tickling production.
Evening Standard
A series of understated scenes that are as touching, deft
and deeply funny as
they are stunningly dramatic.
Critics’ Choice
Time Out
A whirlwind 50 minutes of compelling physical theatre ****
Critics’ Choice
Metro
The best hour I've ever spent in a theatre!
Rod Stewart, international singing sensation
Imagery I will take to the grave. Such courage, such invention,
such passion.
Simon Callow, actor
An example of British theatre at its best – the West End has a lot to learn!
Dumb struck! In awe! What a fantastic performance. Should make them a yearly event at the very least.
It was fantastic. Their energy is stunning and I loved it!
That was the greatest piece of theatre I have ever
seen.
This show is available for touring. For more information email info@fueltheatre.com
2005
July: Tobacco Factory, Bristol
June: Strastnoi Theatre, Moscow as part of the Chekhov Festival
2004
November: Lopez de Ayala Theatre, Badejoz, Spain
October: Youth Theatre, Mess Festival, Sarajevo
October: Orientacion Theatre and International Cervantino Festival, Mexico
City and Guanajuato, Mexico
September: Helix Theatre, Dublin
June/July: INFANT Festival, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad and BELEF Festival,
Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Belgrade
May: British Council tour of Turkey including Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir
May: Komedia, Brighton and Tobacco Factory, Bristol
April: Festival Iberoamericano De Teatro De Bogota, Columbia
2003
August: 2 performances at Underbelly, Edinburgh, as part of the British Council
Showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe
July/August: 6 week sell-out run, BAC (Main House)
April: national tour of 5 UK venues as part of the This Way Up ACE funded
touring programme
2002
November: 3 week run, BAC (Studio)
October: Scratch performances in BAC’s OctoberFest
May: Scratch Performances in ROAR.03 following earlier development at the
Lion & Unicorn Pub Theatre
To download a press and marketing pack, or a technical specification click here. NB the show is site specific and technical requirements will change for each venue. Please use the tech spec as a guideline only.
To view a short trailer for the show, click here.
