Welcome to the fascinatingly absurd mind of Russian poet, Daniil Kharms. Staged to take the form of a stream of consciousness, the How a Man Crumbled brilliantly lifts the lid on the mind, putting the occurrence of obtrusive thoughts and wandering strands of attention centre...
For the uninitiated, Boris and Sergey are a delinquent duo of “puppet clown vagabonds,” two little leathery liabilities staffed by a group of master puppeteers, who speak for them, bicker with them, move them and compete with them. Together they’re responsible (or irresponsible) for an...
Michael Twaits' cutting-edge theatre/cabaret show The Libertine Has Left the Building carries the burden of expectations- and high ones at that- having won the Mimetic 2014 audience bursary before the show had even really been conceived. The bursary was decided by public vote following a...
The third year of the Mimetic Festival opens at its new home, the Waterloo Vaults, on Tuesday 18th November, running until Saturday 29th November. Lighting up the vaults with a wealth of cutting-edge theatre and cabaret, the festival showcases the very best devised, physical and...
Mimetic Festival 2014’s programme has gone live and a wealth of cutting-edge theatre and cabaret will soon be lighting up the dark tunnels of the Vaults. Theatre highlights include: fringe favourites Antler Theatre’s Where the White Stops (Ideastap Underbelly Award Winner 2013); Kill The Beast’s...