Tacit has created a unique theatrical space, into which comes Scaramouche Jones, a charismatic 99 year-old clown with a wealth of stories to tell from his journey through the ups and downs of the twentieth century.
We meet our narrator as the festivities begin on millennium eve, his 100th birthday, and the night of his final and most important performance. He relates his birth at the turn of the 20th century in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, tells of his childhood in slavery, his rambling across Saharan Africa, his gypsy life in Milan, and his eventual arrival in London, the home of his mysterious English father. Along the way he meets a spectrum of characters, each with their own profound effect on his life.
The play was brilliantly received when it premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2001, starring Pete Postlethwaite, being described as:
“a piece of such memorable theatre that it reverberates in your memory long after the clown has pulled his final funny face.”
-Irish Independent.
Comments (4)
bobthelock written by Bob Hurworth,
November 30, 2008
An incredible performance.
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From the comments box at the show... written by admin,
December 01, 2008
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