Village Idiots - Filch and Blunder
Following three years of sell out shows, our favourite mask theatre company return with another fabulous farce for all the family.
http://www.villageidiots.org.uk
When two thieving chancers dip their fingers into a pensioner's handbag they are plunged into a surreal world of bingo, exotic dancing and chiropody.
Performances:
11th to 16th August , 16:30 to 17:30
Price: £7.00 (£5.00)
Book tickets on the Fringe website
QFP 1.02.39
Consider which of the ways to happiness offered by society are truly fulfilling and which are potentially corrupting and destructive. Resist the desire to acquire possessions or income through unethical investment, speculation or games of chance.
Advices and Queries
Miss it at your peril.
Review by Adam Bristow
Filch and Blunder are two petty thieves but when they pinch an old lady’s handbag it results in a series of situations that are both slapstick and touchingly human as they cross paths with sultry local lasses, frisky bingo players and a troupe of wanna-be Salsa dancers. This company aims to re-establish the popularity of mask-based performance and if yesterday’s show was anything to go by they’ll do just that. There’s something mesmerizing about mask-based performance, which - especially when it’s done this well – takes us somewhere special that “regular” theatre doesn’t. There’s no dialogue in the play so storyline and emotion are wonderfully expressed through acting that’s physical and yet subtle enough to convey the nuances of different character’s personalities. Miss it at your peril.