IMPERMANENCE Presents...
BULLYACHE _ WHO HURT YOU?
16th - 19th June, 7.30pm @ The Mount Without
(Matinee 2pm, 18th June)
Running time 75 mins
WHO HURT YOU? stages the final performance of an aged musician, hosted by a drag icon, alongside her embittered ensemble, all figures in fading glory.
The piece is a collage of influences, ranging from the 1995 film Showgirls to the later life of boxing legend Jake LaMotta, dragged back onstage in a chaotic off-Broadway show, barely conscious and being made to regurgitate lines that made him a star decades earlier.
Blending hyper-theatre and pop culture with a stark, sculptural approach to dance, BULLYACHE conjures a maximalist vision teetering on the edge of chaos and collapse.
Interwoven with pop songs and haunting ballads, the work explores queerness, class, exploitation, and community, testing the means of survival available within the spectacle of contemporary commercial culture.
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Age Guidance: 15+ (Contains gun violence, mature language, minor fake blood use, nudity)
Audience Info: Contains haze, low lying fog, strobe effects, and loud noise/music. Latecomers are welcome.
Please email info@impermanence.co.uk if you require a wheelchair position or have any other access needs.
“a sort of exorcism, iteratively building and breaking identities to highlight the intrinsic nature of performance in queer art at large.”