Performance

Venue	Bristol Old Vic
	Also: Main House, Weston Studio, Cooper's Loft Studio
Town	Bristol
County	City of Bristol
From	12th May 2016
To	13th May 2016
When	20:00
Bristol Old Vic (V857)
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Date of change: 3 May 16 - T01479713597

Comeback Special

Work:: Comeback Special (S0971490550)

Comeback Special is a take on Elvis Presley's 1968 Comeback Special, an American TV special that was originally called 'Elvis', but became known as his big comeback. Texan theatre-maker, Greg Wohead presents a piece about traces of the past and contemporary issues surrounding identity. Wohead acts simultaneously as an Elvis stand-in, a floor manager and a medium, guiding the audience through the TV special as he remembers it from many repeated viewings. This is an exploration of slippage, desire and desirability. As the re-enactment veers off course, the audience are invited to consider what it is to drag a past event into the present and what it is to make a comeback. How do we piece together our identity from the images in popular culture? How does that enable and limit us? How does this present event acknowledge the past and look towards the future?

Author

Greg Wohead

Production:: (T01479713597)

Producer	Laura Sweeney
Lighting	Ben Pacey
Sound	Timothy X Atack
Producer	Laura Sweeney
Design	Ben Pacey
Lighting	Ben Pacey
Sound	Timothy X Atack
Performer	Greg Wohead

Listing:: L2098366820

Studio. Part of Mayfest

Production details

Studio. Part of Mayfest

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