Land's End

By: Kirsten Law
Date: 5th Aug 08
Medium: Performance
Drink: Dandy shandy

What:
Land's End, by Philippe Genty

Where:
State Theatre - The Arts Centre

When:
Aug 12 - 16, 8pm each night

How much:
Over 26 from $59.00 / 26 and under from $39.00

Win:
We have three double passes to give away! To enter, email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line ‘Puppets are people too'

Philippe Genty's puppetry sure has changed since the '80s. Now, instead of a flirtatious exchange between a feather boa and an old camera, there are women with scissors for legs and giant humanoid dragonflies.

And while Genty's creations still manage to make HR Puff'n'Stuff look like a bastion of normalcy, Land's End (a collaboration between Genty and wife Mary Underwood) has a distinctly sober tone. Performed by seven multi-skilled Compagnie members, Land's End writs large the unconscious (both collective and otherwise). On only five times in Melbourne and not too pricey. Be quick.

For further research and insight into Genty's psychological state, read this. For a preview, watch this.