Pick of the Fringe: back/words

Candid, revealing, funny and completely human: storytelling at its most direct.

How awkward was your first kiss? When was the last time you experienced a death? Have you ever had to tell someone for the first time that you were gay?

They say everyone has a story to tell – and we’re telling them.

Bare Hunt Collective brings you back/words, a new piece of documentary theatre.

Five of Wellington’s freshest acting talent have gone out into the community to interview a range of Wellington individuals – everyone from an eight year old girl, to an elderly couple, to a young gay man.

Their stories have been recorded on film, and will be acted out on stage – word for word. Every movement of the person, every voice quirk, every shifty sideways glance, will be acted out. Honest words, from real people.

And if you thought it was hard enough to act out the lives and stories of real people, we’ll have their voices in our ears. Using iPods while on stage, we’ll be reminded exactly how they told the story.

Photos by Dominika Zielinska

Cast: Jackie Shaw, Victoria Abbott, Catherine Wright, Chris Dawson, Scott Ransom

Dramaturg:  Leonie Reynolds

Lighting design/operator: Marc Edwards

Experience two highlights from the 2010 NZ Fringe Festival in one amazing evening. Click here to book to see both one-hour shows for only $40.