Wonderful Wednesdays – In Bed with My Brother: Philosophy of The World

Pay what you can afford  , Show starts 8 pm  Ridiculed then revered, The Shaggs defied categorisation. IN BED WITH MY BROTHER attempt to wrangle their story into a three-act biopic. Part tribute act, part feminist reclamation, part rambling flight of ideas. PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD is about fate, freewill, power, patriarchy, band t-shirts, daddy issues, and the best worst album ever made. It’s about who holds the power to define you – who gets to say whether you’re a legend or loser – who owns the right (and the rights) to tell your story. Featuring questionable mime, high-intensity dance sequences, awkward crowd work, stage combat, cheap wigs, jump scares, philosophising and a well trained actor, IN BED WITH MY BROTHER twists Rock ‘n’ Roll history into a sticky, sweaty, searing rebellion. 'Rigorous, intelligent show’ THE STAGE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  ‘The show is messy, but every provocative decision is justified, stacking up into a coherent, caustic comment on the inescapability of the patriarchy’ THE SCOTSMAN ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ​ ‘A wild and raucous assault-course emancipation. There are essays to be written about this show’ THE LIST ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ​ ‘Ear-splittingly loud, raucous, rambling, thoughtful, clever, provocative and absolutely and utterly brilliant.’ WHAT'S ON STAGE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ​ ‘IBWMB have made a visceral, uneasy but hilarious work of performance art that is both high-brow and accessible, provocative, honest and intellectual. There is no-one quite like them right now, but it feels like the beginning of a movement.’ BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ​‘Original, unsettling, and oddly moving’ NORTH WEST END ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Creative Team Writers, creators and performers – Nora Alexander, Dora Lynn and Kat Cory  Dad – Nigel Barrett  Dramaturg/Director – Louise Mari  Outside Eye – Louise Orwin  Sound Design and Music Production – Brain Rays and Quiet Movement  Director – Dana Chmielewska  Lighting Designer – Lily Dawford  Design Consultant – Anna Orton  Fight Director – Ruth Cooper-Brown  Production Manager – Benji Huntrods  Promotional photography – Fotometro (Rona Bar and Ofek Avashalom)  Poster and Merch Design – Fran Ortega  Producer – Ben Welch  Assistant Producer – Beth Sitek  Strategic Producer – Ruby Glaskin  Artist Care – Jen Smethurst  Edinburgh PR – Storytelling  PR Partners PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD is supported by Arts Council England.  The show was commissioned by Cambridge Junction and developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme, New Diorama Theatre’s Intervention 01, Bristol Old Vic, Curious Directive and Exeter Northcott Theatre.

Venue: Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1NF.

Event type: PERFORMANCE.

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