The follow-up to the hugely successful sold-out season of The Junebug Symphony at the 2004 Festival, Bright Abyss is physical theatre at its most extraordinary.

 

Opening in the middle of a storm where gale force winds batter a surreal landscape, Bright Abyss takes us to a dark and dreamlike world where anything is possible. A loose narrative unfolds around spectacular scenes where a velvet sofa swallows those who sit on it, a table turns into a cartwheel and creatures of the night are kept at bay by a large castle gate. Contortionism, acrobatics, mysterious transformations, music and dance combine, held together by director James Thiérrée’s unique vision.

 

Ingenious entertainment is in Thiérrée’s blood: he is the son of Victoria Chaplin and Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée who were pioneers of the ‘new circus’ movement, and James often featured in their shows.

 

Magical and infectiously imaginative, Bright Abyss is a spectacle that will blow you away.

 

Suitable for children 8 years and older.

 

Photo credit: © Richard Haughton