Beautiful Burnout

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Event Beautiful Burnout
Venue TSB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012
First Date 3 March 2012
Opening Date 3 March 2012
Last Date 18 March 2012
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Sweat, punches, blood and banter. They all fly in this gritty and explosive piece of physical theatre about the most controversial sport of our time.
The square circle - where a single punch can make dreams come true, or leave them pulverised on the canvas. For four young men and one woman from the mean, grey streets of Glasgow it's that simple, and that hard. But which stars will shine and which ones will fade into darkness?
Returning to the Festival after their 2008 hit Black Watch, the National Theatre of Scotland joins forces with masters of physical theatre Frantic Assembly for this knockout production. Authentic to the extreme, Beautiful Burnout's young cast spent months in training so every jab, hook and uppercut feels flinchingly realistic.
With the audience seated around a boxing ring, Beautiful Burnout unfolds to the throbbing electronic beats of Underworld. The sublimely choreographed training and fight sequences simply ooze adrenaline, and the climatic scene - a fight played out in both frantic full-speed and incredible slow motion - is simply breathtaking.
Whether you see boxing as the 'noble art' or barbarian brutality, the pace and passion of writer Bryong Lavery's Beautiful Burnout will leave you gasping for air.
Get your seat ringside.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Physical Theatre
Subjects Sport
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Duncan Anderson Actor
Blythe Duff Actor
Kevin Guthrie Actor
Eddie Kay Actor
Vicki Manderson Actor
Taqi Nazeer Actor
Laura Hopkins Designer
Scott Graham Director
Steven Hoggett Director
Andy Purves Lighting Designer
Bryony Lavery Playwright
Carolyn Downing Sound Designer
Ian William Galloway Video Designer
Works
Text Nationality England
Scotland
Production Nationality England
Scotland
Further Information Supported by the Scottish Government International Touring Fund.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web PIAF website
Programme
Correspondence with NTS
Brochure
Event Identifier 153440