INTERACTIVE THEATRE: 66 MINUTES IN DAMASCUS
Organisation: LIFT/Shoreditch Town Hall
Time: 19 June 2012 5:30pm - 24 June 2012 10:30pm
Place: Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1
LIFT 2012 Presents
66 Minutes in Damascus
The audience are placed as a group of tourists visiting the Syrian capital only to be arrested by the Syrian secret service. Lebanese film-maker and theatre director Lucien Bourjeily brings the Syrian revolution disturbingly close to London in his new work.
The artist who brought improvised theatre to the streets of Beirut during the political turmoil of 2008, Lebanese film-maker and theatre director Lucien Bourjeily, now brings the Syrian revolution disturbingly close to London in his new work 66 Minutes in Damascus.
Inspired by the descriptions of Syrian detention centres from foreign journalists and local activists arbitrarily incarcerated by the autocratic regime, 66 Minutes in Damascus puts the audience in the place of a group of tourists who visit the Syrian capital, only to be arrested by the Syrian secret service.
Trapped in a web of intrigue and fear, the audience becomes similarly entangled in the strands of immersive, site-specifi c interactive theatre which Bourjeily has woven together throughout his career.
Though located in the dark heart of one of the Middle East’s most bloody regimes, 66 Minutes in Damascus also reflects the reality of life under autocratic governments across the world.
Disclaimer: 66 Minutes in Damascus is a physical, interactive experience and contains scenes that some may find disturbing. Participants will be required to stand for periods of time and are advised to wear flat shoes. The performance is not suitable for those with claustrophobia.
Commissioned by LIFT and presented in association with Shoreditch Town Hall
19 - 24 June 2012
Timed entry, every half hour:Tue - Fri 17:30 - 21:30 | Sat 14.00 - 21:30 | Sun 14:00 - 21:00
Shoreditch Town Hall
380 Old Street
London
EC1V 9LT
Tickets: £15 | Book online or call 020 7613 7498