Two More Shows

There's another couple of improvised shows to announce:

The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Originally a modern opera directed by Ken Campbell at the Everyman, this will be an improvised version of the show on the 21st November. It will star Richard Helm, Dannielle Malone, Sean McCann, Paul Robinson, Keddy Sutton and a host of other crack improvisers.

Also, Halligan's Oddyssey - a reconstruction of the journey to get the stone that stands outside the School of Language, Music, Dream and Pun, and upon which the statue of Karl Jung sits. Tuesday 18th at 7.30

Art During Metafex

As well as theatre, music and cabaret, there will be a lot of art during Metafex. including an exhibition by the original community from the 491 gallery in Leytonstone, who are back together after seven years for this one off exhibition as part of the Metafex experience. 491 is the experiment that sowed the seeds for The Art Organisation's genesis. It was also supported by Ken Campbell.

At the Wolstenholme Project at 8pm on Friday the 14th of November, there will be a performance of Fellow Voyager by the PAC with an artist talk to be given afterwards. They ask "How do we build character? What is the 'Uber Marionette'? What is presence? What is absence?" On that Friday, The School of Night will be performing at 7, then there will be a benefit party for Mellomello's heating system after Fellow Voyager, so it's a packed night of entertainment.

There will also be meals strategically placed throughout the festival at Mellomello - these will involve readings from plays and also from Pontifex, the inspiration for the whole thing.

Also, as Metafex is entirely unfunded, we are asking for donations. We'll be taking them at every show and workshop, apart from the shows that are ticketed - the Oh Wait impro marathon, mainly. Or you can donate online by Paypal, here's a button thing:

Cabaret Night, 22

Here are some details about the cabaret on the 22nd of November in the Kazimier:

"It's a Thought Crime" Cabaret

Circus from Taul Paul and Neil
Music from Del Sloane, Tom Baker and more
Theatre from Jacqueline Genie, Gemskii and more
Poetry from Niall McDevitt and John Constable
Hosted by Malisha and Dr. Holifuikoch
With walkabout from the Liverpool London Ladies

Absinthe and dancing.

Details of a Couple of Shows

Things are moving on towards Metafex. Ian Potter has sent me this about his show:

"It's tales I never told Ken, and a reflection on some of the more
disappointing ways of surviving death, touching on Edwardian spiritualism,
old videotapes, the missing Rocky film and rotten impressionists."

Sounds great! He also sent me a fantastic intro tape of Ken clips that he'll be using. Very exciting.

As for the 2008 minute improvisation, called Liverpool Oh, Wait! now by Tall Paul, all is dandy. We're having regular impro workshops on Wednesday nights in Mellomello to prepare for it. The cast will be stellar. The Kazimier is currently being dressed for their Samhain do on Hallowe'en, so if you can't make the Ken caper in London that night, that's probably the best place for you. It'll look great as a ship for the impro.

I went to the Everyman archive at John Moores University yesterday, and the amount of Campbell related material is astounding. It should make up a wall of its own in the exhibition in Meme.

Metafex Update

Things are coming together with programming for Metafex. Workshop wise, there will be sessions every day either at 2pm or 5pm, often which will lead into the show that evening. Evening events and shows currently pencilled in are:

9th November: Jud Charlton presents The Conspiracy Show.
11th November: Ian Potter brings us a show about the beginnings of television.
12th November: Peter Halligan lectures on the Liverpool School of Language, Music, Dream and Pun, The Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool and Jung's Dream, followed by a discussion on Liverpool subculture, past and present with Peter, Larry Sidurczuk and Gregory Scott-Gurner.
Friday 14th: Ken Campbell's School of Night.
Saturday 15th/Sunday 16th: 2008 minute Improvathon, directed by Dana Andersen of Die Nasty from Edmonton, Alberta.
Monday 17th: A showing of William Woollard's film of Ken Campbell's Confessions of a Furtive Nudist.
Thursday 20th: Jeff Merrifield Lectures about Damanhur.
Saturday 22nd: Campbell Cabaret.
Sunday 23rd: Gala show at the Everyman Theatre.

I'll post details of workshops and other shows as they're confirmed.

The Meme space on Slater Street will become a gallery of Campbell - there will be images and installations from his years with the Science Fiction Theatre and at the Everyman.

There will also be art events, interventions and other stunts and thrills, details coming up.