Ionesco's Cabaret mixes absurdist theatre with an art party
Rumble Theatre and Theatre Conspiracy present two avant-garde plays alongside a photo-audio installation at Progress Lab 1422 from July 23 to 25.
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Come one, come all to Ionesco's Cabaret, a theatrical event that's part absurdist double bill, part art party. Presented by Rumble Theatre and produced by Theatre Conspiracy in association with Pi Theatre, this spectacle transforms Progress Lab 1422 into an absurdist cabaret from July 23 to 25.
The event pairs two performance pieces written by avant-garde master Eugène Ionesco — The Leader, directed by David Mesiha, and Frenzy for Two, directed by Richard Wolfe — alongside Tim Carlson/feral.i.d's debut photo-audio installation Lost Hands. The installation features worrisome narratives on multi-channel speakers and a slideshow of equally unsettling found objects.
Doors open at 7 p.m. each night, with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. A bar will be open all evening. The event is a playful encounter between friends and foes, entangling audience members in love collisions, mass persuasion, and social unravelling.
Tickets are available online.