Photos courtesy of Alex Lyons
ULYSSES
ULYSSES was developed with funding support from Arts Council England, in partnership with Mandinga Arts, Norfolk Community Arts and Twisted Reality Productions.
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ULYSSES combines music, comedy and physical theatre, to offer an entertaining reworking of the story of Ulysses' return from Troy - the Odyssey. Enter a surreal world of gods, witches and monsters, where nothing is as it seems and everything is working to stop you from getting home. Having angered the Gods, Ulysses, the architect of the Trojan Horse and the downfall of Troy, is cursed to face a world of challenges, monsters and distractions as he battles to return home. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope battles her own demons of isolation and loneliness, not knowing whether her husband will ever return.
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Rabo de Foguete and Twisted Reality bring new energy to the tale through an exciting unpredictability. Using intoxicating music, rapturous comedy, and powerful physical theatre, they offer a new allegory for a soldier’s return from war.
The fantastic response from audiences, including Head Out Not Home and Bromyard Folk Festival, is highlighted by the comments and video reel HERE, with a tear or two at the end.
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Charles Beauchamp (Mandinga Arts) said,
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"The opportunity to collaborate with Marcus and Rabo de Foguete on this innovative street show was both a challenge and rewarding ... this invitation to design and create a mobile ship/set, alongside costumes and props was raising the bar tenfold ... Somehow, through an intense collective R&D phase followed by a focused period of making, the assembled artists using their respective skills and experiences, managed to pull it off.​ This memorable creative occasion delivered beyond my expectation and leaves me wanting more ..."
"A sublime show, quirky, funny, moving, intensely innovative, interactive and fast paced. A true delight to be part of a transfixed audience. Thank you!
Everything about it was on point. The costumes, props and set were a feast for the eyes, the music such an emotional part of the whole experience"
- Terry Molloy (Davros, from Dr Who)
“It was brilliant to see! The production is so high energy and engaging. I really enjoyed it and the rest of the audience did too. Someone behind me made a phone call during the show and said “come over here quick, there’s a play going on and it’s really, really funny. You’ve got to see this."”
"Such a fun, engaging show for all ages filled with entertaining characters & complemented by great songs & choreography."
"The characterisations were great and the multirole parts were simply genius"
