Production shot from Machines for Living showing (left to right) India Banks, Nicole Pschetz, Frode Gjerløw and David Ralfe: photo by Christina Hardinge
The latest production at Camberwell’s Blue Elephant Theatre by emerging theatre company Let Slip takes its name and premise from a book by Swiss architect Le Corbusier, who believed that architecture could contribute to the physical and mental wellbeing of its inhabitants. However, as the play’s protagonists discover, designing an urban Utopia isn’t straightforward.
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Julia Yevnine in The Fantasist: photo by Dougie Firth
Camberwell’s Blue Elephant Theatre presents a production by Theatre Témoin and Cie Traversière that tells the story of an artist battling insomnia and mental illness, combining expressive physical acting with skilful puppetry that brings the demons inside the protagonist’s mind to life.
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David Palmstrom as the Marquis de Posa: photo by Adam Tigg
A classy production of German playwright Friedrich Schiller’s 1780s tragedy Don Carlos at the Blue Elephant Theatre tells a historical and well known story with contemporary verve and considered direction, enabling the performances of the fifteen-strong cast to engage the audience in a twisted plot of passion, jealousy, betrayal and courage.
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Tom's by Sketty Productions
This low-budget production takes an emotive true story and brings it to life through performances and puppetry that evocatively portray the physical nature of the issue at its heart. The plot deals with the eponymous Tom’s struggle to deal with paralysis and its affect on his relationship with girlfriend Ellen. Played out by a cast of three assisted by two puppeteers against a minimal set, the intelligent use of lighting helps define different scenes whilst the puppetry and sound production add a surreal psychological dimension. Some lighthearted moments help take the edge off what is essentially a dark and moving tale which survives a couple of minor plot issues and finishes on an optimistic note. Nicely constructed, skilfully performed and well worth seeing.
Blue Elephant Theatre: 59a Bethwin Rd, Camberwell, SE5 0XT
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