He loves her (he thinks) but somehow he just can’t seem to tell her. Maybe it's because he thinks too much, & talks too little. Maybe it's because there just aren't the right words. Or maybe it's because he's frightened. All the time.
HALF MAN / HALF CLAM examines the humour & frustration of living in a grey world where connections are missed (or misunderstood at best), sentences hang half-finished, & life seems like one long stutter. Live folk music from Jamie Doe & Zac Gvi of The Magic Lantern provides an original soundtrack to a fusion of puppetry, dance, & confessional storytelling. This is the tale of anyone who’s ever had a romantic encounter so bad it’s funny. Part gig, part stand-up, part-theatre this is romantic (tragi) comedy for the situationship generation.
Will he ever work it out?
Perhaps the answer is easier than he thinks...
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a MOVING DUST (formerly Freefall Theatre) production // Direction, Choreography, & Text by Sagovsky // Performed at The Arcola (London) 2009 // The New Wolsey (Ipswich) 2010
“ HALF MAN / HALF CLAM is a gem... The movement is lithe, teasing & expressive… Beautiful, lingering folk is sung & played... A lovely piece with an unflinching
sense of humour ”
(Total Theatre Magazine)
THE COMPANY
Performed by: Jamie Doe | Zac Gvi | Max Jones | Zoilo Lobera | Danielle Meehan | Joe Wild
Co-created by: The Company
Dramaturgy: Oliver Lamford
Lighting Design: Edmund McKay & Ana Vilar
Music & Lyrics: Jamie Doe | Zac Gvi | Max Jones
Puppetry Design & Construction: Zoilo Lobera
Text: Charlie Covell & Company
Direction / Choreography / Text: Kate Sagovsky
PROJECT SUPPORTED BY
The Arcola | The New Wolsey
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Production Photography: Richard Burton | Oliver Lamford
