Ockham’s Razor
THIS TIME
Shoreditch Town Hall
London PremiereWed 8 - Sun 19 Jan
Mon - Fri 8pm, Sat 5pm, Sun 3pmRelaxed performance:
Sun 12 Jan 3pm
No show Mon 13 Jan
This event has now ended
Runs:
70 mins / no interval
Age Guidance: 8+ (features emotive content)
£18 / £16
Discounts apply
plus £1.50 transaction fee
No transaction fee for in person bookings
(box office opens an hour before the show)
Tel: 020 7739 6176
After-show discussion:
Wed 15 Jan BSL interpreted
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Performed with unique aerial equipment specially created for the piece, This Time explores time and transformation and the ups and downs of family relationships, and shows how we are strong in different ways at different times of life.
Ockham’s previous show, Tipping Point (LIMF2017) won the Total Theatre and Jacksons Lane Award for Circus at the Edinburgh Fringe and has subsequently toured the world.
‘There’s something magical about Ockham’s Razor’ Evening Standard
‘Enough to induce quiet joy plus an occasional catching of breath. They cradle and balance each other, climb and clutch, tangle limbs and step on flesh and bone. The net result—minus any literal nets—is gratifyingly physical food for thought’ Fest-Mag
There will be a Relaxed performance on Sun 12 Jan at 3pm.
There will be a BSL interpreted performance and After-show discussion on Wed 15 Jan, with Jeni Draper.
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Suspended high above or swinging perilously close to ground, Ockham’s Razor’s superb artists amaze with new takes on trapeze and cradle routines in this highly unusual visual theatre drama.
With a cast ranging in age from 13 to 60, This Time is this award-winning circus-theatre company’s thrilling new show.Performed with unique aerial equipment specially created for the piece, This Time explores time and transformation and the ups and downs of family relationships, and shows how we are strong in different ways at different times of life.
Ockham’s previous show, Tipping Point (LIMF2017) won the Total Theatre and Jacksons Lane Award for Circus at the Edinburgh Fringe and has subsequently toured the world.
‘There’s something magical about Ockham’s Razor’ Evening Standard
‘Enough to induce quiet joy plus an occasional catching of breath. They cradle and balance each other, climb and clutch, tangle limbs and step on flesh and bone. The net result—minus any literal nets—is gratifyingly physical food for thought’ Fest-Mag
There will be a Relaxed performance on Sun 12 Jan at 3pm.
There will be a BSL interpreted performance and After-show discussion on Wed 15 Jan, with Jeni Draper.
Download a digital programme >
"An engaging and always intelligent balance between playful and poetic – this is a class act"
The Times"There’s a sense of wonder in the work of Ockham’s Razor, a lovely rapport between the performers as they swing, balance and fly"
The Guardian
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Presented by LIMF in association with Shoreditch Town Hall
Directed by Charlotte Mooney and Alex Harvey - Ockham’s Razor
Produced by Alison King - Turtle Key Arts
Devised & Performed by Lee Carter, Alex Harvey, Faith Fahy and Charlotte Mooney
Musical Direction, Re-composition, Arrangements,
Sound Design and Production by Max Reinhardt
Piano Composition and Performance by Chioma Uma
Lighting Designer - Phil Supple
Costume Designer - Tina Bicat
Assistant Costume Designer - Kit Bicat
Aerial Consultant - Luke Horley
Additional Devising and Body Double for Faith - Emily Nicholl
Outside Eye - Bim Mason
Equipment Design & Show Concept - Ockham’s Razor
Funded by Arts Council England
Co-commissioned by London International Mime Festival,
New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth & The Lowry, Salford.
Supported by Dance City & artsdepot.
Co-commissioned by London International Mime Festival,
New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth & The Lowry, Salford.
Supported by Dance City & artsdepot.