DIY Horror Play or Le Grand Guignol Resurrected
T1690946464
An all female company creates a dark and bloody comedy inspired by classic French horror plays. Re-known and reviled in the early 1900s as Paris' unique horror theatre, the Grand Guignol was finally killed off by its younger brother, cinema.
Archive :: production:T1690946464, play:S01927510917, venue:V182
Production details
Two Tongue Theatre is a bilingual company led by Sharlit Deyzac and Leonor Lemee, two French-born actresses with an international upbringing. We make theatre that reflects our joyful attraction for what is strange, dark, funny, disturbing and silly. Pinching from the French theatrical tradition, we create playful shows that explore madness and violence. We like to blend different styles and practices. Our shows combine intense physical performances with multiple languages and strong visuals and sound. At the heart of our work is also a passion for transformation. We reinvent existing stories and spin them on their heads to take them into new and unexpected directions. Folie a Deux, our debut play, was performed at The Cockpit as part of Voila! Festival 2013. This dark physical comedy was freely inspired by Jean Genet's The Maids and the real trial of the Papin sisters. It is currently in development for a new series of performances in 2015.
