Friday, 7th March 7.30pm, University of Bedfordshire Theatre, Bedford
Tickets: £10 Concessions £7
His work, described by The Times as “the future of British theatre” has already been creating a stir, and now artist Daniel Bye shows you how you can do the same in the world of protest with ‘How to Occupy an Oil Rig’.
After enjoying a wave of positive acclaims from his stint at Northern Stage at St Stephens in Edinburgh 2014, Daniel Bye is taking his latest work on tour, with a stop at the University of Bedfordshire Theatre on Friday 7th March.
‘How to Occupy an Oil Rig’ sets out to explore all sorts of lessons to be learned in life, such as how to behave on a protest march, how to cope with police interrogation and how to avoid becoming romantically involved with an undercover police officer; that sort of thing. In this playful and provocative show about protest, you’ll learn how to do all of this and more. Funny, surprising, and not a little sad, ‘How to Occupy an Oil Rig’ is for everyone who ever wanted to change anything. And that’s everyone. You get to play with plasticine too.
How-to demonstration meets literal style storytelling in this extraordinary new show set in the real world of the environmental protest movement. When a group of protestors occupied a North Sea oil rig in 2009, little did they suspect the lies and betrayals that would follow.
Daniel describes his theatrical approach as “immediate, playful, surprising and engaged with the world we all live in”. He has created work for the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Red Ladder and Pilot Theatre amongst others and has trained with Philippe Gaulier, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre Studio.
‘How to Occupy and Oil Rig’ follows an extended UK tour of his ever-popular work, ‘The Price of Everything’
Daniel Bye presents How To Occupy an Oil Rig at the University of Bedfordshire Theatre on Friday 7th March at 7.30pm for tickets call 01234 793197 or email boxoffice@beds.ac.uk
