BRAND NEW FURIES TEASER

The Furies are flying to …

MAYFEST, Bristol – 18 & 19 May – book here

ACT FESTIVAL, Bilbao – 2 June

PULSE FESTIVAL, Ipswich – 9 June – book here

… catch us if you can!

Birmingham’s Kindle Theatre plunder the city’s native sound of Heavy Metal to create a ballsy gig for you to come and get sweaty to.

“The Furies” smashes together rock, metal and soul songs in a drastic retelling of the ancient story of Clytemnestra – a woman’s loss, betrayal and bloody revenge – presented through original music, vocal-scapes and stark imagery.

“Straight out of a Ken Russell hallucination … there’s a sense that anything could happen” THE QUIETUS

Told through the eyes of Clytemnestra’s band of Furies, sensual and scary – this is the ultimate tale of envy, rage and revenge.

This show hits you in the gut with its beautiful, violent sound, snake-like pounding images, and bittersweet tunes you won’t easily forget.

“The power of these rock-chick Furies is in the way they use their voices and bodies as weapons…They are a force of nature” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

Commissioned by mac birmingham
from an idea developed at China Plate’s The Darkroom
Supported by Arts Council England and The Sir Barry Jackson Trust.

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CLICK HERE to listen to the audio trailer (recorded live at Supersonic Festival, Oct 2011)

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“THE FURIES is irresistible, unforgettable, theatrical fireworks” BE FEST
“Joan Jett, Ramones, Bowie, Rocky Horror, Angela Carter… Fantastic – they had the audience in their palms” Audience comment
“A show of incredible virtuosity and raw viscerality” FOREST FRINGE

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CREATIVE TEAM
Created, written & performed by Kindle.
In collaboration with: Graeme Rose: Direction, Phill Ward: Guitars & Bass, Russell Collins: Drums, Keys & Sax. Vocal Direction: Jill Dowse, Vocal Training: Margaret Pikes, Jewellery Design: Ami Victoria Pepper, Casey Fenn, Yuanying Cai and Sally Collins. The School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University
Lighting Design:Ben Pacey, Lighting Operator: Will Ingham, Sound Engineer: Jonathan Blackford. Photography: Alex Brenner, Bianca Harvey & James Smith, Illustration: Joe Wray

 

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Past performances:
9th – 26th Feb 2012, VAULT FESTIVAL @ Old Vic Tunnels, London
22nd Oct 2011, mac birmingham in association with SUPERSONIC FEST
24th & 25th Aug 2011, FOREST FRINGE, Edinburgh (30 min extract)
6th July 2011, BE FESTIVAL @ AE Harris Birmingham (work in progress showing)