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Cargo (unpacked) - The Plasticine Men

Bite-Size: A Theatrical Tasting Menu

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Bite-Size: A Theatrical Tasting Menu

The intrepid Plasticine Men invite you to upend your disbelief and journey through shark-infested waters in search of John Frum, a volcano-dwelling deity promising unimaginable wealth.

Inspired by stories of cargo cults that sprang up in the remote islands off the South Pacific after contact with US forces during WWII, Cargo is about what happens when the mind's straight lines are sent all wiggly by the unexplainable.

With the contents of three tea-chests, blasts of crazed poetry and hazy lyrical dialogue, The Plasticine Men weave a tale of materialism and faith, of what's wild and what's not.

The Plasticine Men are irreverent and opinionated theatre-smiths. They find stories that beg to be told onstage, and play with words and pictures to bring them to life for their audiences.

Bite-Size is a day long festival of performances by the freshest home-grown talent from around the West Midlands - an opportunity to sample bite-sized pieces of some of the best new work around from Kindle Theatre, Spanner, The Other Way Works, The Plasticine Men, Jane Packman, HamFisted!, Talking Birds and Jake Oldershaw.

Dip in to a few performances of your choice, or buy a day package to experience the full range on offer, rounding off the feast with the double bill of Jake Oldershaw's Intimate History and and Talking Birds' Trevor Goose and His Dark Night of Lights.

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To book a Day Package at £25 (£23) call Box Office on 024 7652 4524.
All 6 shows plus for first 30 bookers, FREE ticket for Complimentary
by The Other Way Works or Intimate History by Jake Oldershaw.

EAT Restaurant and the Cafe Bar will be open throughout the day to provide a variety of meals and light refreshments between shows.

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