Nola Rae UK
Exit Napoleon pursued by rabbits...

Purcell Room
Tue 18 > Wed 19 Jan 8pm
After show discussion: Tue 18 Jan
£13 (£9.50 concs)
booking details
SBC online booking

Inspired in part by Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, Nola Rae's latest wordless comic drama deals with dangerous charisma and how to get it! Exit Napoleon sees the clown follow a well-worn trail towards absolute power and absolute disaster.
Born in Sydney, Nola came to London to study at the Royal Ballet School, and later with Marcel Marceau in Paris. In a thirty year career her successful blend of comic physical theatre, dance, puppetry and witty observation has delighted audiences in more than sixty countries. She premiered her first solo show at the Festival du Monde in Nancy, France, in 1975, and was recently inducted into America's International Clown Hall of Fame. She has also been honoured with a Total Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award.

‘This piece is endlessly inventive. High speed humour and marvellous characterisation.'
OXFORD TIMES

‘Strong, moving, universal, unforgettable, a subtle mix of comedy and gravity...’
L'EST REPUBLICAIN

Runs approx 75 mins without interval

Presented in association with SBC

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