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PROJECT:

 

​What appears to be light and entertaining, can be dark and lonely behind the curtains.

On the stage a mask, offstage the truth. 

In a universe, where theatre is life and life is a dream we find two performers,

doing whatever they can to help each other

through their show night after night.

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Inspired by testimonies from those affected by suicide,

Ephemeral Ensemble invites you to take a look behind the curtain

at loneliness and depression in a sensitive and timely exploration of friendship.

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REVIEWS:

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"Lyn Gardner's pick of the most interesting shows at Edinburgh Fringe" The Independent.

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★★★★★ "Physical Theatre at its finest. Unmissable!...The hairs on the back of my neck, all the way down my spine and along my arms stood straight up” Everything Theatre.

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★★★★★ "A masterclass...Clever and engagingly effective, Offstage is hugely watchable and exceptionally powerful”Act Drop 

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"This contemporary performance will be etched in my mind memory for a very long time... Pushing theatre into innovative and exciting places at the same time" Number 9 Reviews.

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PERFORMANCES:

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Blue Elephant Theatre 30th Oct 2017

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 at Pleasance JackDome (1st - 27th AUG)

Waterside (Sale, 15th March 2019) 

Tristan Bates Theatre (London, 17th-22nd June 2019)

Lichfield Garrick (Lichfield, 12th July 2019) 

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CREATIVE TEAM:

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Directors: Eygló Belafonte & Ramon Ayres / Performers: Ramon Ayres, Tom Benjamin & Rob Evison / Sound composition: Alex Paton / Light design: Josephine Tremelling / Set, prop and Costume composition: Rob Evison / Mentor: Marcello Magni / Dramaturg: A.C. Smith /Devised by: Amy McAllister, Alex Paton, Eygló Belafonte, Josephine Tremelling, Ramon Ayres, Rob Evison, Tom Benjamin / Photographer: Mathew Hodgkin / Video: Larissa Moleti and Pablo Gaiger / Collaborators for research: Professor David Mosse, PAPYRUS & L.A.S. 

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