Institute

Wed 16 Nov to Sat 19 Nov 2016

PLAYHOUSE

£20 - £9.50

When the time comes, will anyone really care?

Welcome to Gecko’s Institute, where forgotten stories and recycled memories pour out of filing cabinets and endless corridors. Four gripping journeys collide in an extraordinary world of breath-taking movement and exquisite storytelling.

Martin longs for one more breath with Margaret. Daniel climbs higher and higher over a towering world but will he fulfil his ambition? Stuck in this beguiling maze of officialdom they lurch from one outrageous task to another, but who is giving the orders?

We have plunged into what it means to care. We have spoken to our elders, colleagues and friends, witnessed those on the edges of society, and looked at the world around us. For two years we have honed and crafted Institute; an intimate dissection of the way we nurture and care for ourselves and each other.

Join us on a spectacularly inventive and deliciously surprising journey.

“Institute offers up sometimes comic, sometimes beautiful imagery…a visceral, physical, intriguing treat.”
British Theatre Guide.

Company

Performer Chris Evans

Performer Amit Lahav

Performer Ryen Perkins‐Gangnes

Performer François Testory

Creator Amit Lahav

Rosalind Wynn Producer

Production Manager Nathan Johnson

Set Design Rhys Jarman and Amit Lahav

Lighting Design Chris Swain and Amit Lahav

Original Music Dave Price

Associate Director Rich Rusk

Sound Designer Nathan Johnson

Costume Supervisor Amy Cook

Musicians Dave Price & James Alsopp

Solo Vocalist François Testory

Ritual Dance Vocals Chris Evans & Amit Laha

Reviews

Institute

★★★★
“The choreography is wonderfully eclectic and expressive, constantly shifting styles to meet the moment, and performed by all four men with exquisite precision and feeling.”

Institute

★★★★
“The attention to detail extends to all aspects of this beautifully realised production.”

Institute

★★★★★
“It brought a spontaneous standing ovation that was fully and richly deserved. A wonderful piece of thought provoking physical theatre that’s an absolute joy. Just go!”

Institute // reviews

★★★★
Financial Times

★★★★★
“Institute is a piece of physical and visual theatre capable of swallowing you whole”
Exeunt

★★★★★
“Overwhelming… one’s memories of the performance will stay forever.”
The Public Reviews

★★★★★
“Everything is faultlessly delivered.”
All Edinburgh Theatre

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Gecko's Institute // Director’s note

When the time comes, will anyone really care?

This feels to me like the right time to be asking this question. We are entering a time in which we are potentially more fractured and disconnected from one another than ever before. Are we losing our ability to read each other and therefore protect and care for one another? Alongside this, the notion of care has become a political currency, spoken about in the media every day. Institute is driven by Gecko’s desire to explore complexities in human nature; our impulse to care and our complete reliance on one another. We’ve created a very intimate, funny and revealing experience in Gecko's physical, honest and generous style. A world where everyone relies on someone to catch them!”

Amit Lahav,
Director of Institute and Artistic Director of Gecko

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