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  • Simon Roth presents

    Behind the Beat

    Tue 12 Mar at 9pm
    Tickets £8 + booking fee (work-in-progress)
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    See the world through a drumskin. Behind the Beat is Simon’s first stage show. Join him as he attempts to set up his drum kit amidst hurdles, sidetracks and mysterious interventions.

    Get 25% off when you book more than one show across SPRINT Festival (5 - 22 March).

    Simon has spent his life being a drummer and writing about himself in the third person. [cue switch to first person] This is a Work In Progress sharing of my first ever solo show. It came from a period of R&D working with renowned theatre maker Haley McGee, who is now directing the show.

    This show explores my relationship with the drums, an instrument I have played since I was three years old, and treats this as a metaphor for all the other things in my life. I draw on my writings, musical ideas and artistic reflections. After the show's inception in 2021, I then spent a week with master clown teacher Philippe Gaulier and bring this experience to the show’s new form.

    This is a show for anyone curious about the creative process, meeting inner critics, finding joy amidst chaos and seeing the sensitive side of someone who hits things for a living.

    Content Notice
    Running Time 80 mins
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Content Notice
    Content NoticeSuitable for 13+
    Health Notice
    Health NoticeLoud Noises
    "A heartening impression of the quixotic, optimistic and generously shared energies of London’s young artistic community."
    The Guardian on Simon's Pop-Up Circus metanativity show
    "Simon Roth’s drumming is always just perfect – subtle, imaginative, in the pocket and never too loud."
    London Jazz News

    “British theatre would be completely stymied without tiny, under-resourced venues such as CPT, which are a critical part of the theatre ecology.”

    Lyn Gardner Stagedoor