Edinburgh Festival 2023
SHARE - INTERACTION GARDENER
Bannermans, Edinburgh Festival, August 5th to 27th, 14.45 daily
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SHARE is the new interactive show from Trevor Lock and it’s the culmination of five years developing the project all around the world. It takes the audience participation element of his previous show 'Community Circle' (It blew me away... a comedy masterclass - Kate Copstick) to its illogical conclusion by inviting everyone in the audience to be involved, at various times throughout the performance, and they all have to option to remain anonymous.
Essentially the audience are the show, introverts, extroverts, and everyone in between - with a multitude of ways to interact and participate - all anonymously - SHARE does what it says on the tin.
Residing somewhere between a conversation, a debate, and group therapy with Salvador Dali, SHARE both transgresses and redefines normal social relationships, turning human interaction upside down, giving it a shake and seeing what falls out. The anonymity of the contributions not only brings a sense of anticipation to proceedings (since no one knows when their moment will occur or how it will interact with other offerings) but allows people to say things they wouldn't in other social situations.
SHARE removes being polite, being tactful, fitting-in, or having to say the right thing, and replaces them with honesty, truth, vulnerability, and identification.
Predictably, every show is unique, hilarious, and overall feel-good. When the rules of the group dynamic is changed, the effect is something completely unexpected, refreshing, and continually exciting.
In many ways the experience takes us back to the delight, fun, and wonder of childhood, which is something we already all SHARE.
Audience contributions are made via passing notes to the front like at school or people's phones, which can take the form of drawings, photos, writing - whatever they want to SHARE.
It's like a seance, where Trevor is the medium, using his very un-mystical but always hilarious powers to relay messages from the living...to the living!
Trevor has alway viewed comedy and the stage as a laboratory to experiment in and he is never satisfied unless something original and authentic happens in each performance which he regards as a conversation with the audience rather than a well rehearsed exhibition of scripted wit.
He wants to surprise us and he wants us to surprise him.
YOU ARE AN ELEPHANT AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE BLIND
Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh Festival, August 5th to 27th, 16:30 daily
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Get ready to embark on an illegal eScooter ride of laughter, self-discovery, and multiple perspectives as Trevor Lock, the uproarious comedy trickster, brings their highly anticipated show, "You Are An Elephant And All Your Friends Are Blind," to the Edinburgh Fringe. Inspired by noticing how differently people in his own life see him as well as a lifetime pondering the age-old parable alluded to in the title, the show is a powerful reminder of the subjective nature of truth and the importance of embracing diverse perspectives.
Trevor Lock treads the fine line between self-awareness and absurdity, as he stretches the definition of poetry and leads the audience on a journey through the absurdities of life and the elusive nature of identity, challenging the audience to ponder their own perception of self and the roles played by others in shaping their reality and to laugh at things they’ve never laughed at or even thought of before.
"You Are An Elephant And All Your Friends Are Blind," is not just a comedy show; it's a journey into the heart of human understanding through laughter and introspection. Lock invites the audience to explore the mystery of identity and the beauty of seeing the world through various lenses. Lock says "It’s a must-see for anyone interested in the human condition and unusual similes”.
