Little Bulb Theatre to Present WAIL at Jackson Lane This Spring

By: Feb. 08, 2017
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Little Bulb Theatre presents Wail as part of Jacksons Lane Spring Season at Jacksons Lane, 269a Archway Road, London N6 5AA, Thursday 2nd - Saturday 4th March 2017, 8pm.

Why do whales sing? Why do humans wail?

Last year, Little Bulb Theatre embarked on a quest to discover the answers to these perplexing questions and more. Now, they share their findings in an aquatic cabaret of songs, science and soundscapes with chances to win cheap prizes galore! There will even be a surprise special guest who only has limited time away from their ocean home.

With live songs and comedy moments, Little Bulb Theatre return to their lo-fi roots (comparable to that of Operation Greenfield) in this haphazard two-hander that's sure to be a whale of a time. Part gig, part lecture, part your lips and WAIL!

Wail was developed in partnership with Nuffield Theatre Southampton, using scientific research from Southampton University on sound and vibration.

Wail comes to Jacksons Lane as part of a national tour including arts centres and studios in Salisbury, Aldershot, Plymouth, Canterbury, Lincoln and Farnham.

Scientists still don't know why whales sing - still less why their songs are so complex and collective - but we've a good idea about why humans do. That, really, is what Little Bulb are out to explore in this kooky, but infectious, piece of gig theatre (What's On Stage).

Jacksons Lane Artistic director, Adrian Berry comments, Little Bulb first visited us with a run of sell out shows in 2012 so it's great to welcome them back. We're huge fans of their inventiveness and absurd humour.

IF YOU GO:

WAIL

Thursday 2nd - Saturday 4th March 2017, 8pm
At Jacksons Lane, 269a Archway Road, London N6 5AA
Running time 60 minutes

Tickets are available from www.jacksonslane.org.uk priced £14.95 (£12.95)

Ages 11+

Watch a trailer for the show below!

Jacksons Lane is a multi-arts venue in North London with a far-reaching, inclusive and accessible programme of performance and participation. Since 1975 they have helped launch the careers of artists like Complicite, The Mighty Boosh and Eddie Izzard. Today, they are the foremost supporter of contemporary circus in the UK, working with hundreds of artists each year to create new work.

Little Bulb Theatre has been making devised theatre for a wide range of audiences ever since graduating at Kent University over 8 years ago. They are a national touring company based in the South East of England. Committed to developing devised and physical theatre performances which explore and illuminate minute human details that, in a world so big, are easily swallowed up they combining innovative character work, beautiful imagery and exciting original music, with which they aspire to create performances that with humour and sadness will touch, startle and entertain.

Little Bulb Theatre is produced by Farnham Maltings. The national tour of Wail is supported by Arts Council England.



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