Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea
1927’s debut show Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is a multiple award winning theatrical cabaret which cleverly combines live music, performance and storytelling with films and animations. An ingeniously dark and strangely beautiful blend of fractured fairytales and silent film homage unfolds as 1927 takes its audience on a deliciously surreal journey through enchanting, skewed and often sinister landscapes. Using the aesthetic of silent film a series of comic vignettes unfold in which live performers interact seamlessly with animation and film. Hapless cats, marauding gingerbread men and cross dressing devils all make an appearance, not to mention the sinister twins and their misfortunate guests. The show has been compared to Shockheaded Peter, David Lynch, and Edward Gorey with a twist of Weimar cabaret, 1927’s highly crafted world is, however a unique one, which will pleasantly tease your senses. A delicately deadly delight!
Quotes & Awards
‘a show that oozes technical accomplishment, and there's no doubt, with a debut as slick as this, that these young artists have a bright future ahead of them.’ The Age, Melbourne
‘Between the Devil is so distinctive and so original, so good-natured and lacking in pretension, it defies the typical anxieties of influence … and is only the glimpse of a truly transcendent talent on its way to a big-time audience.’ The Charleston City Paper
‘an ingenious, macabre little charmer’ New York Times
‘This is the kind of show you dream of finding – a strange and wonderful little gem that feels utterly fully formed’ Metro
‘A devilishly good piece of work.’ The Guardian
Winner Total Theatre Award 2007
Winner Herald Angel Award 2007
Winner Fringe First Award 2007
Winner Glasgow Arches Brick Award 2007
Winner Carol Tamber Award 2007
Winner Empty Space Award (Peter Brook/Equity Ensemble Award) 2008
Nominated New York Drama Desk Award 2008 (Unique Theatrical Experience) 2008
Nominated New York Drama Desk Award 2008 (Projection & Animation) 2008
Credits
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea was developed at BAC.
2008 UK Tour funded by Arts Council England
Directed & Written by Suzanne Andrade
Film, Animation and Design by Paul Barritt
Music by Lillian Henley
Costume by Esme Appleton
Performed by Suzanne Andrade, Esme Appleton and Lillian Henley
Producer: Joanna Crowley
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Images by 1927
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
6-14 March 2010: New Zealand International Arts Festival, New Zealand
19 December 2009: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales
16-17 July 2009: Latitude Festival, Suffolk, England
12-14 June 2009: Festival Theaterformen, Hannover, Germany
8-10 May 2009: Macau International Arts Festival, Macau
26 Feb - 7 Mar 2009: Perth International Festival, Australia
6 February 2009: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
5 December 08 – 10 January 2009: BAC, London, England
31 October - 1 November 2008: Lowry, Salford Quays, England
4-8 November 2008: Nuffield theatre, Southampton, England
27 October 2008: Nuffield theatre, Lancaster, England
21-25 October 2008: Belfast international Festival, N.Ireland
18 October 2008: Canterbury Festival, Canterbury, England
16 October 2008: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales
13 -15 October 2008: Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, England
6-11 October 2008: Tobacco Factory, Bristol, England
25-27 September 2008: Dublin International festival, Dublin, Ireland
18-20 September 2008: The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford, England
16 September 2008: South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, England
9 – 13 September 2008: Theatre Royal Plymouth, England
9 August 2008: Mladi Levi Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1-13 July 2008: Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
17-27 June 2008: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
10-14 June 2008: Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide, Australia
6-7 June 2008: Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
22-27 May 2008: Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
11-16 May 2008: UMTF Festival, Seoul, South Korea
May 2008: Tolman Centre, Constantine, Cornwall, England
March 2008: The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland
27 February – 1 March 2008: British School, Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
9 - 20 January 2008: PS122 (Under the Radar), New York City, USA
5 December 08 – 10 January 2009: BAC, London, England
November 2007: The English Theatre of Bruges, Belgium
October 2007: BAC, London
August 2007: Underbelly, Edinburgh Festival, Scotland