Inspired by the works and life of post-war American poet & novelist Charles Bukowski and told using Art Theatre’s unique stage language, this dramatic composition of six short stories is set in & driven by the sound of 1950s-1970s, USA.
Charles Bukowski is a true literary legend, the king of the underground & a “laureate of the American lowlife”. As modern artists we delve into the lives & fates of Bukowski’s insignificant characters and we ironise, laugh, reflect & empathise.
“Astonishing ... A Thing of Wonderr” The Spectator
★★★★★ “Absorbing & Irresistible” Fairy Powered Productions
★★★★★ “Enthralling … one of the best evenings I have had in a theatre” Reviews Gate
★★★★★ “Theatre done brilliantly” London Theatre
★★★★★ “Exceptional” Audience club
★★★★ “A Must See” Squirrp
★★★★ “Perfectly crafted” Reveiws Hub
★★★★ "Beautifully directed" A Youngish Perspective
“Exceptional, enlightening & meaningful theatre. The wit and style of directing is precious” - David Gothard CBE (ex Artistic Director of Riverside Studios)
Director Anya Viller: "Full of cynicism, irony and humour, the performance suggests that we are all just people in the end. Being weak but pretending to be strong is generally very human. And these insignificant characters, in a sense, oppose the "American Dream" and our modern obsession with success. Because...it’s okay to be an ordinary person. Everyone has the right to cut themselves while shaving."
Together these, mostly, working-class stories paint a picture that would not look out of place in modern-day London – as one audience member put it "I know all of these people, I know all of their problems."
These are stories of the insignificant person – stories about all of us.
Director
Anya Viller
Cast
Victoria Valcheva
Andrew Buzzeo
Francesca Wilson Waterworth
James Viller
Amy Leeson
Set Designer
Alexandra Dashevsky
Art Department
Anna Amatuni
Costume Design
Joseph Nigogohossian
Lighting Design
Benjamin Vetluzhskikh
Costume Department & Stage Manager
Liisa Zukova
Presented by Art Theatre London & supported by the WeExist! Foundation
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