Big Bang is CPT’s regular scratch night: an explosion of performance from which new universes of theatre may one day emerge. These jam-packed platforms are highlights of the CPT programme: the place to see wild and wonderful new projects take their first steps.
Each bill features three or four artists or companies performing 15-20 minutes of fresh-from-the-rehearsal-room work-in-development. They’re doing so because they want to know what works and what doesn’t, and they’d love you to tell them. So please join us for – and share your thoughts on – these exclusive previews of tomorrow’s most exciting theatre, today…
Sieves, Virgins, and Murderous Mothers - Sarah Malin - 20 mins
Sarah Malin, aged haddock of stage and screen, takes a pithy look at the idea of 'becoming a woman'. There will be sieves, audience participation and little bits of personal anecdote.
What is a woman? When does someone become one? Sarah Malin takes a gander around some of our notions of 'womanhood' using Shakespeare, interviews, stories and Queen Elizabeth's original sieve. Sarah performed at CPT last year in her sell-out show 'Velkom to Inklandt' and is delighted to be back.
Richard Popple - 20 mins
Ever feel anxious talking about what you do? Yes? Then you're not alone. As he trundles towards an unwelcome landmark, Richard takes a dive into his career looking for answers.
Richard's deep dive into his career history is both illuminating and horrifying. Unsatisfied and fed up in the present, he'd like to discover the root of it all. This self-analytical retrospective of some questionable decision making in his twenties, will hopefully inspire everyone to look at their journey to the present.
The Recording - Rick Dove - 25 mins
The Recording is a poetic rendering of the biography of Evelyn Dove the first black woman on the BBC. Written and performed by Evelyn's great nephew Rick Dove, a poet and storyteller from South London, it combines video presentation and spoken-word to explore family and personal history, and themes of social justice.
“Such a crucial part of the UK theatre ecology… Developing artists and audiences”
The Guardian
