A Spaceship crash lands on a lunar colony, while in a parallel time and place plans are afoot to escape a psychiatric ward.Point Blank Theatre are back on tour with a provocative and irreverent exploration of psychosis directed by Steve Jackson and designed by Richard Lowdon (Forced Entertainment). The hazy line between madness and reason is examined as personal testimonies blast off into science fiction to offer an objective and subjective account of psychosis. Finding both the reason in madness and the madness in reason the show takes an absurd and poignant journey into the sublime and malign realms of the mind. While a space crew are distracted by irregular orbits, testimonies from professionals and those affected by psychotic conditions are woven into their journey. Meanwhile at the frontier of space, satellites are calling for reason to be abandoned and plot a new orbit around the moon. Psychosis is defined as a condition in which a person loses contact with reality in a profound manner. Point Blank asks can such a reality contain the dreams and visions of the most radical flights of thought or does that open the door to madness? For further information please contact Zelda Hannay on 0114 249 3650 or touring@pointblank.org.uk ...... “Wolverhampton was honoured last night with the opening night of a new play, An Evening With Psychosis.[…] Throughout the entire play the company's dedication to representing the experience of psychosis was evidently heartfelt, yet humour pervaded the entire play and I found myself moving rapidly from sad, to pensive, to horrified, to holding my stomach with laughter. Over and over again.” Open Up, Online Network- working together towards a world without mental health discrimination, (on An Evening with Psychosis ) ‘Sheffield based Point Blank are one of the most exciting theatres around. Their work is political, witty, challenging and bold and this is no exception’ – The Guardian (on Nothing to Declare 2002) ‘quality theatre…a hard slap in the face…totally compelling’ Independent on Sunday (on Operation Wonderland 2004) |
| Point Blank Theatre web site: www.pointblank.org |
| e-mail: touring@pointblank.org.uk |
Monday, March 16, 2009 |
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