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Down/Out reacts to the netherworld of tramping and poverty evoked in George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London and Jack London's People of the Abyss. The production considers the ethics and accuracy of these famous accounts of homelessness by interspersing quotation from these and other works with contemporary testimony of real homelessness by the cast. Video clips and projected photographs further explore themes of exploitation and further question the nature of artistic voyeurism. This ensemble production features 25 homeless and former homeless participants from Cardboard Citizens Performing Arts Workshops. A live and recorded soundtrack is provided by the company’s New Music Ensemble as well the Cardboard Citizens Singing Group.

Creatives/Company

Company: Cardboard Citizens

Down/Out

Down/Out (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1201825152. Details of all Down/Out archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01401515557

Archive Listings

19 Jul 07
to
20 Jul 07

Laban Theatre
Outer London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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