Overview
It's a story about a male photographer and a female celebrity. Its a
question about how far we'll go, how much we think we're in control and
how much we're prepared to 'go with the flow'. The piece playfully
manipulates theatrical conventions and narrative expectations, revealing
the seductive power of make believe and the subtle abuses of power that
dictate our relationships - with each other, with art and with
language. The authors of the work are also the performers and the lines
between truth and fiction, and consent and coercion blur until they're
destroyed. It began as an experiment at Counterpulse in San Francisco as
part of a Forest Fringe residency, working with the writer and director
Andrea Hart. Wrecking Ball was commissioned by the Spring Festivals
Commission 2015: Sprint, Watch Out, Mayfest, Pulse and Latitude
Festival. Supported by the National Theatre Studio, Greenhouse, The
Point, Eastleigh and the West End Centre. Funded by Arts Council
England.