PUPPET FICTION
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Present Company at Bats Pit Bar, Wellington From 22 Feb 2012 to 25 Feb 2012 The Basement, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland From 27 Feb 2013 to 2 Mar 2013 Reviewed by: John Smythe; Hannah Smith; |
PULP FICTION WITH STRINGS ATTACHED
Killing time between theatre shows? Watch a scene. Killing a night? Come to three. Pulp aficionado? Come every night for a week and get the whole film! Puppet Fiction – it's Pulp Fiction with some strings attached – PUPPET STRINGS!
Venue: The Pit Bar at BATS Theatre
Performance Dates: Wed 22 Feb - Sat 25 Feb 2012
Wed 29 Feb to Sat 3 March
Three times a night: 6.45pm, 8.15pm and 9.45pm.
Prices: koha
2013
PULLING THE STRINGS OF PULP FICTION
After two extremely successful sell-out seasons in Wellington, Present Company are proud to bring the ultimate Tarantino homage Puppet Fiction to The Basement Theatre from 27 February to 2 March for the Auckland Fringe Festival in 2013!
Pulp Fiction was an instant cult classic. A genre-busting and seven time Oscar nominated film about the lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits as they intertwined in four tales of violence and redemption.
Puppet Fiction was also an instant hit playing homage to the mighty film, with 40cm tall replicates of the main characters. They performed 35 shows over 3 weeks of the NZ Fringe Festival in Wellington to packed houses and took out the award for Best Performance Design with a runner up to Best New Concept then went on to pack out houses for another 12 shows in the middle of winter.
Obviously the concept of puppets dealing with, and dealing out such violence, humour, love, lust, drugs, signs from God, heavy and eccentric dialogue is enthralling, curious and automatically hilarious; adding to the experience is the joy of live puppetry; a stuck jaw, awkward effects, the tangle of strings during a love scene. The cast of three, led by amazing puppeteer Jon Coddington and rounded out with the talents of Anya Tate-Manning and renown comedian James Nokise, will triumph over every pending disaster while portraying all of your favourite characters, under the direction of Hannah Clarke.
“The tight team work hard beneath their relaxed exteriors. It's a big and arguably insane task they have taken on” - John Smythe, Theatreview.
The film has been broken down into the main storylines and each night one 40 minute slice of the film will be played out in its own way. Come for one show and a good giggle while you remember what is was that made this film so great, or for the real Pulp aficionados come along every night to see the whole film weave together.
"A barkingly implausible, bat-shit crazy late night cult piece of weird." - Geoff Pinfield
Auckland Fringe runs from 15 February to 10 March 2013. For more Auckland Fringe information go to www.aucklandfringe.co.nz
PUPPET FICTION plays:
27th, 28th February, 1st and 2nd March 2013, 10pm
Duration: 40mins
Venue: The Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Avenue, Auckland CBD
Tickets: It's a koha show, and Pumpkin and Honey Bunny want to see what you've got in your wallet!