Fragments

Submitted by OldFireStation on July 11, 2017 - 13:50

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
The Old Fire Station
Date(s): 
Thursday, 2 November 2017
Timing: 
7.30pm
Cost: 
£5

This is a work-in-progress performance.

Whoever we are, whatever we do, we’re all detectives, puzzle-solvers, archaeologists. Our brains take tiny pieces of information and turn them into a story that we think makes sense.

Fragments is inspired by the stories we tell ourselves from the scraps we have, and the gaps that we can’t quite fill. At its heart is the lost myth of Cresphontes, a boy brought up to avenge his murdered father and brothers. Piecing his story together takes us on a journey through the fragments of our own lives: receipts, childhood memories, things half-heard and misunderstood.

Melding ancient and modern, Fragments asks whether the way we see the world is really how it is.

Written by Laura Swift and Russell Bender, directed by Russell Bender and produced by Potential Difference.

Feedback on previous Potential Difference productions:

★★★★★ "A well-researched, cleverly constructed and superbly acted out piece... a rather innovative and magical piece of theatre" - One stop arts on Game of Life

"Making complex ideas emotionally engaging and allowing philosophical concepts to be looked at in fresh and subtle ways, Game of Life is a fascinating play." - Exeunt Magazine on Game of Life

★★★★ “An imaginative, well-crafted work about the perils of sharing online which stays with you, even as you tweet how much you enjoyed it.” – Culture Whisperer on Darknet

“An enticing invitation into those still-uncharted regions of the digital landscape” - Exeunt Magazine on Darknet

Image by George Simkin.

Further Information

Contact Details: 

https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/?...
The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AQ
Tickets from www.oldfirestation.org.uk or 01865 263990

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