FOOD
Absurdist theatre maker Geoff Sobelle presents an immersive performance offering a meditation on how and why we eat.
Why do we eat what we eat? Where does it come from? Do we need what we eat? Do we eat what we need?
FOOD is an intimate dinner party of smell, taste and touch. The audience gathers around a dining table with sounds, scents and textures shaping a conversation about personal memories, consumption and the evolution of food production over generations.
FOOD, making its European premiere at the Festival, is the latest creation by renowned clown and devotee of the sublime ridiculous Geoff Sobelle. Returning to similar themes as his 2018 International Festival performance HOME, FOOD provokes questions about everyday experiences that many of us take for granted. The performance is served with Sobelle’s signature flavour of rigorous design, stage illusion and an absurdist sense of humour.
Delicious piece of dreamlike visual theatreThe Independent on Geoff Sobelle’s HOME (2018)
Supported by Sir Ewan and Lady Brown
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Geoff Sobelle Creator and Performer
Steve Cuiffo Co-Creator and Magician
Tei Blow Sound Designer
Isabella Byrd Lighting Designer
Lee Sunday Evans Creative Consultant
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