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Liv Ello presents

SWARM

Thu 10 Nov - Sun 20 Nov at 9.15pm

Tickets £12 (£10)

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'There are over 250,000 different species of flies. And you're one of them.' A surreal dark comedy exploring the connection between toxic expressions of privilege and the behaviour of flies.

Running Time 60 minutes

Wheelchair Accessible

Assistance dogs welcome

Content Noticestrong language, distressing themes of racial violence and death. Suitable for 16+

Health NoticeSmoke/fog/haze effects, Strobe lighting, Flashing lights, Loud noises, Food/drinks

After a sell-out production at CPT's Sprint festival in 2020, and a hit run at Pleasance Courtyard at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, SWARM is re-born and more relevant than ever.

Using character comedy, clown, stand-up and spoken word, SWARM subverts the language used to dehumanise those who are othered to re-tell a far more evocative reality. As a response piece to when David Cameron referred to migrants as a "swarm", this show asks: are migrants seeking refuge in the UK really the toxic demographic pervading British society, or is it us?

From ‘anarchist clown’ and theatre-maker Liv Ello.

Previous work by Liv Ello:

FIERCE @ Bush Theatre, Jack The Mack @ CPT, The Boyfriend Experience @ Hampstead Theatre, This Queer House @ VAULT Festival
Goldsmiths Associate Artist 2019/2020
Director of the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre smash-hit, Frankie Thompson’s CAttS (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★ Time Out, ★★★★ Fest, ★★★★.5 Chortle, ★★★★★ The To Do List, ★★★★★ Funny Women, Time Out’s Top 10 Comedy Picks of The Fringe)

Praise for Liv Ello:

“an invigoratingly nerve-wracking clown […] to an activist poet, Ello is a perspective challenging shape-shifter who’s a joy to spend an hour with” – The Scotsman
“Ello is a highly energetic and watchable performer. Ello marks themselves out as a distinctive performer; half clown, half activist” – The Stage