Like a graphic novel burst into life, 1927 invites you on a theatrical journey of startling originality. Seamlessly synchronising live music, performance and storytelling with stunning film and animation.
Welcome to the Bayou, a part of the city feared and loathed. In the infamous Bayou Mansions; a sprawling stinking tenement block, curtain-twitchers and peeping-toms live side by side… and the wolf is always at the door.
When Agnes Eaves and her daughter arrive late one night, does it signal hope in this hopeless place, or has the real horror only just begun?
Co-commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre, Malthouse Theatre Melbourne & The Showroom (University of Chichester)
Supported by Corn Exchange Newbury & Early development supported by The Arches & Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival
UK Premiere funded by Arts Council England
‘A really astonishing piece of work.’The Guardian
‘A riotous musical adventure.’Time Out
‘This is a perfect alternative show. In fact, it is a perfect show.’Financial Times
‘One of the most exciting and distinctive companies’Evening Standard
‘The mood it casts is mesmerising’The Times
‘This production is truly a delight.’The Telegraph
‘A unique, genre-defying piece… well worth a trip.’WhatsOnStage
‘As beautifully compelling as ever.’The Arts Desk
‘This show is unlike any other you will have seen.’Broadway World
‘Magnificently grotesque and charming’Broadway Baby
‘One of the most unique shows we’ve had the pleasure of seeing.’Gay Times
‘Anyone interested in the theatre should see this company now.’The Observer
‘richly quirky, terrifically ambitious… and superbly executed.’
‘richly quirky, terrifically ambitious… and superbly executed.’The Independent on Sunday
‘One of those shows that will pull you into the magic world of perfect theatre’A Younger Theatre
‘A seventy-minute spectacle unlike anything you’ve seen before.’Curious Mum
On stage...
Cast
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Genevieve Dunne
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Rowena Lennon
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Felicity Sparks
