OFFICE PARTY Returns To London, Opens October 13
By: Gabrielle Sierra
Following enormously successful seasons at the Edinburgh Festival and the Barbican, Christopher Green and Ursula Martinez bring their site specific interactive Office Party to London this autumn.
In the function rooms of a sad and tawdry office block a group of office workers are preparing for the annual Office Party. The managing director is running through the gags for his speech while having a few too many drinks, and the marketing department are in a huddle by the bar. Anything could happen, and it probably will.Renowned for their work as theatrical innovators Ursula Martinez and Christopher Green have collaborated on many productions as Artistic Associates of Duckie, including the Olivier Award winning C'est Barbican!Ursula Martinez is a writer, performer and cabaret icon. She has created several autobiographical theatre shows including the internationally acclaimed A Family Outing starring herself and her parents, and most recently My Stories, Your Emails, commissioned by the Barbican. Martinez is an original cast member of the circus phenomena La Clique and La Soiree, and is probably most widely known for her magic striptease cabaret act Hanky Panky. She recently directed Victoria Melody in Northern Soul which premiered at The Brighton International Festival.
Christopher Green is a character comedian and Radio 4 favourite as country singer Tina C. and rapping pensioner Ida Barr, amongst others. He notably won much critical acclaim for his Radio 4 project with Frida from Abba, Like An Angel Passing Through My Room. His other experiential projects where the audience are the show are VIP, Working Man's Club and The Razzle 1961, and he has just directed the new Spymonkey show, Love In which won the Latest Award for Best Comedy at the Brighton Festival 2011.
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