Made in partnership with Attenborough Arts, Theatre Deli, Nonsuch Studios and havoc, Withered Optimism tells the story of a put-upon protagonist stretched to breaking point, then spun around by the violent centrifugal force of the corporate world.
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When one day
the pressure gets too much,
his sanity snaps
and
he is catapulted off on a hallucinatory odyssey among the flotsam and jetsam of late capitalism.
TRAILER AND IMAGES
ACCESSIBILITY
Withered Optimism was made in collaboration with deaf performer Brian Duffy to maintain a focus on perspectives from D/deaf audiences. Watch the video for more insight.
CREATIVES AND COLLABORATORS
Performer/Creator: Jack Kelly
Sound Designer: Jeph Vanger
Choreographer and Movement Director: Justyna Janiszewska
Choreographer and Movement Director: Georgia Tegou
Clown and Comedian: Helen Duff
Comedian and Writer: Mike Shephard
Writer: Tom Ellen
Movement Director/Visual Vernacular Specialist: Brian Duffy
Technical Manager and Lighting Designer: Berta Pibernat Trias
Animator: David Burnett
Consultant Producer: havoc
