WHAT makes us who we are? The latest production by Footscray’s favourite puppet troupe explores this very question at the heart of humanity.
Snuff Puppets artistic director Andy Freer says Everybody is an unfolding story that traces life from birth till death.
“We want to take people out of their normal zone of perception. It came about by having all these huge body parts that we created. They have been roaming around the world, but now they’re all here.”
Freer says people’s responses to the giant body parts are interesting to observe. The toenails atop the giant foot tend to spark the most fascinating reactions.
“The body is an interesting thing in that it’s still largely taboo.”
Freer says the hand-made aesthetic of the puppets for the show seems to tweak people’s imagination. “When we finished making the baby I saw it wasn’t perfectly shaped, but neither are we. It seems a little bit cute, a little bit evil.”
While he doesn’t want to give too much away ahead of the show, Freer promises a surreal experience.
A three-piece band formed especially for the show will provide the musical backdrop as the story is revealed. “The essence of our experience is that everybody is different in some way, but everybody is born, everybody dies.”
Everybody is staged from 8pm on November 8-10 at the Drill Hall, 395 Barkly Street, Footscray. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 concession. Bookings: trybooking.com/BVAA
