Volcano Theatre presents: BLACK STUFF

7 – 18 October, Tuesday to Saturday, 7:30pm
(except 10 Oct 9pm show)
The Iceland Building, 27 – 31 High Street, Swansea, SA1 1LN

Specially created as the inaugural performance in the new bunker theatre in the darker recesses of The Iceland Building in Swansea High Street.

BLACK STUFF is a performance about coal, art, politics and a doomed search for the Great White Tip of Dowlais. It takes its cue from a short story: The Hangman’s Assistant by the largely forgotten Welsh writer Dai Alexander. Black Stuff is a show about the past and the present, and the creative images that have accumulated around the town of Ystradgynlais, featuringh aspects of the lives of Josef Herman, David Martin and Betty Rae Watkins.

This unusual site-specific performance is a grimy subterranean journey, a modern Welsh work of art and a chance to explore Swansea’s new culture house in the making!

Features real people, real coal, a real building and a few surprises. Wear sensible shoes and be prepared to get slightly grubby.

Directed by Paul Davies
Movement Director: Catherine Bennett
Design: Lizzie French and Cadi Lane
Performers: Rhys McLellan; Neal McWilliams; Barbara Sarmiento Araña; Robin Willingham
Production Manager: John Kirk
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Fiona McCulloch
Thanks to Betty Rae Watkins, Sarah Pace and the Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru

£10/£5

Discount price applies to unwaged, students, disabled people, under-18s and senior citizens. Proof of status may be required.
Group Booking Discount – 10% off for group bookings of 10 or more people (staff accompanying discount-rate groups qualify for discount rate.

TICKETS: http://www.volcanotheatre.co.uk/967/productions/black-stuff.html

SPECIAL OFFERS:
Preview Tuesday 7 October - all full-price tickets £8
Friday 10 October- £5 with a stamped BEEP flyer from the exhibition launch
Pay What You Can Night – Tuesday 14 October
Employees, tenants and residents of Coastal Housing Group - £5 any night.