background people
Photos by Giulia Delprato
’Martha Pailing’s performance is beguilingly wide eyed and profoundly honest. She draws us in quickly and keeps us there until the end, as we relate and meditate in equal shares on the minutiae of life she presents to us.’
- Linda Hampton, altblackpool
More here.
'[Pailing’s] style is surreal and subject to extreme flights of fancy but keep its feet on the ground at all times. Hers, we predict, is a name that you’ll definitely be hearing again in the future.'
- Ben Willmott, live4ever
More here.
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R&D DATES:
June 2018 @ Bootleg Social, Blackpool
July 2018 @ the Roundhouse, London
July 2018 @ Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle
R&D SUPPORTED BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, ROUNDHOUSE & LEFTCOAST.
Background People is a series of short absurdist stories exploring the line between commitment and obligation and the 107 decisions crammed in between.
Written/performed by Martha Pailing
Dramaturgy by Annie Siddons
R&D produced by Katy McLeod
R&D set/costume design by Jonathan Van Beek
Postcard illustrations by Cole Turner
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The trailer video is just here - footage of the full R&D is available upon request.
An interview with Joshua Idehen can be found here.
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