Proteus Theatre's new circus adaptation of Angela Carter's THE BLOODY CHAMBER comes to Worthing

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Proteus Theatre are bringing their circus adaptation of Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber (and Other Stories) to the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing on 11 & 12 June.

At a time when double standards of safety, sex, and the fears of what goes bump in the night are being confronted, Carter’s incendiary caustic take on fairy tales as cautionary tales could not be a more formidable challenge to the status quo. 

The Bloody Chamber is a heady, erotic, and surprisingly funny re-phrasing of some of the most famous folk and fairy tales in Western culture. These are the stories our mothers told us. And all the ones they didn’t dare. 

Director Mary Swan said: “Women are always being told what we can and can’t do in order to avoid being assaulted, while on the other hand also promoting sexual fulfilment by catering to the male gaze. We give this advice to young women all the time; why the hell should we have to? Circus inverts the world: defying gravity, contorting the bounds of physical movement and embracing the human connection to do the impossible. It’s perfect for making familiar situations entirely surreal and surreal situations quite familiar; it’s perfect for challenging what’s socially accepted for no good reason. Carter’s fantastical, theatrical, lyrical stories are beautifully transfigured by circus.” 

Proteus Theatre are working with leading figures in the circus industry to choreograph the piece including Mimbre’s Silvia Fratelli, Charlotte Mooney from Ockham’s Razor and Tamzen Moulding, Artistic Director of Inverted Theatre.

The Bloody Chamber also features an original soundtrack with musical direction, arrangements and sound design by Max Reinhardt and original composition by Paul Wild.

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