‘An absolutely transfixing work of solo theatre’
★★★★★
The Sunday National
‘A masterpiece of magical realism in solo’
★★★★★
British Theatre Guide
‘Mesmerising’
The Guardian
‘Fascinating, poignant, funny … Storytelling at its best.’
The Times
‘I adored it and was certain from the off … Justin’s script was phenomenal in its detail, like a baroque cathedral, a massive oratorio … Each night was emotionally liberating and new; I’ve never been a musician but I imagine if I were to play a piece by Bach I’d interpret the notes in a different way each time I played. That’s how I can best describe it.’
Pete Postlethwaite
Director: Guy Masterson
Cast: Justin Butcher
Sound Design: Adam Cork
Video Design: Damian Hale
Writer: Justin Butcher
New Year’s Eve 1999, 11pm: the centenary clown Scaramouche breaks the silence that lasted fifty years to stage his latest show. He retraces a bizarre odyssey through decaying worlds, comic misadventures and great events of the twentieth century, revealing love, brutality, ecstasy and tragedy. In exposing his life, Scaramouche guides us on an epic, poetic and deeply moving journey.
15 November, 2019
Teatro Gerolamo, Milan
