Wake Less
Performance by Simon Haren and Isobel MacKinnon
Devised by Binge Culture, directed by Joel Baxendale, and produced by Claire O'Loughlin.
Lighting by Marcus McShane, music and sound by Stephanie Cairns, and audio visuals by Johann Nortje and Angus Woodhams of Interrupt Collective. Dramaturgy by Ralph Upton. 

Put reality out of your mind. 


With the shifting logic of a dream, Binge Culture mix deadpan humour and reckless improvisation. Surprising, absurd and immediate, Wake Less is an investigation of our need for entertainment as an escape and the people employed to provide it. A surreal cocktail of light, sound and mask where the stage is everywhere and the audience is the action.

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Wake Less was part of STAB 2011: commissioned by BATS Theatre with funding from Creative New Zealand. STAB originated in 1995 from BATS Theatre’s desire to initiate a commission that allowed theatre artists to experiment in a supportive environment. The STAB commission is an essential part of the BATS annual programme and can be accessed by all performance media: dance, theatre, opera, music, film, interactive media and magic!e.


Watch Ralph and Izzy talk about show at the NPF
Reviews by John Smythe, James Wenley