Back on the road
After a spring tour, the Lapin team is on the road again. Some last minute design interventions from Alison Ashton have meant we have a terrific (in the true sense of the word) mask/head of Zobolak the Zombie for our cemetery scene! Scary, but not too much. Kids enjoy being scared after all. Alison made it overnight, using all her skills and experience of working with Welfare State International, the maverick leaders of community art and theatricality, now sadly disbanded. Yet they leave their mark in fine and bravely designed work from its many disciples across the UK and beyond.
The cast are full of beans and give performances truly inspired and physical in a pleasing and engaging manner. Despite being more years older than them than I care to reveal, I join them in those mind bending, body bending antics, playing Monsieur Cheval. Ken Patterson's lovely charming music gives a real flavour of the relaxed Caribbean, with also some crazy lyrics around the world of bananas. You can hear and see it on YouTube.
The show feels very complete and has a lively colourful look to it which should transform the most prosaic school hall or canteen.
Crikey another fab show! Enjoy!
Here's the Lapin tourists at Stonehenge. Watch out English Heritage - Rabbit loose among the stones!
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