Autour du Mime (France)
Tell Me The Truth
and Other Stories
London Premiere
Southbank Centre's Purcell Room
Tue 17 > Wed 18 Jan
7.45pm
After-show Discussion: Wed 18 Jan
Runs 65 mins / no interval
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£15
Tel: 0844 847 9910Superb storytellers... charming and very funny - like a silent movie brought to life'. thepublicreviews.com
Autour du Mime was created in 1997 by Sara Mangano and Pierre-Yves Massip, both former members of the Marcel Marceau Company and inspired by the work of Etienne Decroux and Jacques Lecoq as well as by the teachings of Marceau.
They make their LIMF debut with a programme that explores the art of mime in various contemporary forms. Taking as its starting point a poem by Jacques Prévert (writer of one of the most famous films in cinema history, Les Enfants du Paradis) the title work is Tell Me the Truth (Dis-moi la Vérité) portraying a couple’s dysfunctional relationship. Both stand their ground and feel themselves in the right. Who is the victim and who is the executioner? This piece was an award-winner at the 2011 BE Festival in Birmingham.Age guidance 12+
Presented in association with Southbank Centre
