A LYRICAL EXPLORATION OF MUSIC AND MEMORY TOLD THROUGH A JOURNEY HOME FROM WORK. CO-WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY LUCY ALLAN, JEMIMA FOXTROT FUSES SPOKEN WORD AND SONG TO EXPLORE HOW MUSIC ATTACHES ITSELF TO MEMORIES, PEOPLE AND PLACES. FROM FUNK AND SOUL TO FOLK MUSIC, JEMIMA TELLS A FUNNY, POIGNANT, STORY OF CHILDHOOD, DISPLACEMENT, GROWING UP, LOVE, MIGRATION, HEART-BREAK AND JOY.
Praise for Melody
★★★★ “a glittering show, a gem in every sense, a shining thing” – The Stage (full review)
★★★★ “Her happy energy in the face of life’s more depressing aspects is infectious”
★★★★ “Charming, funny and poignant…Sure to be a popular gem of 2015’s PBH Free Fringe” – Broadway Baby (full review)
“Show-stopping a capella singing…spine-tingling” – The Scotsman (feature)
“Excellent and well-structured performance art; engaging and enjoyable with marvellous poetry”- Buxton Festival Fringe Reviews (full review)
PAST PERFORMANCES
13/11/16 Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
11/10/16 Cheltenham Literature Festival
20/10/16 Tobacco Factory, Bristol
15/7/16 Latitude Festival
20/6/16 Off Beat Festival
18/6/16 The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh
17/6/16 Scoles Inn, Diss
7/5/16 Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli
29/4/16 Upstairs at the Western, Leicester
16/4/16 Alphabetti, Newcastle
14/4/16 Clapham Omnibus
5/3/16 STANZA Poetry Festival
20/2/16 The Space
17/2/16 The Space
12/2/16 The Space
For tour bookings, press or further information, please contact Lucy Allan at unholymesstheatre@gmail.com
A tour pack is available to download here.
Unholy Mess Theatre Company 