somewhere, out there, in the murky no-man’s-land between reality and “are you pulling my leg?” there's a mechanical island inhabited entirely by dads. bodged together out of mangled metal and broken dreams, dad island is a flawed coping mechanism and the residents barely manage to keep themselves and the island afloat. then one stormy night, a tiny barnacle encrusted bottle floats into the harbour with a crumpled note inside which reads, “remember me?”

 

exquisitely rendered and darkly hilarious The Ballad of the Underwater Daughter is a modern-day fairy-tale, told using a skip-load of puppets, props and machines built by Leeds' own theOBJECTproject - the company that may or may not have traumatised you with PIXIEMATOSIS

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this show contains some rather unpleasant language... and exploding dads

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1hr 15 mins performance plus an additional 30 mins post show exhibition

written & designed by Marc Parrett

additional material provided by Tash Hudson

rehearsal director Frances Merriman

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reviews and comments for PIXIEMATOSIS / 2023

 

“We loved Pixiematosis and people still talk about how brilliant it was.”

Jack Robson - Crediton Arts Centre

 

“there is a lot of love in this show. surprises delightful and traumatic. laughter and horror. I highly recommend it."

audience member - Ashburton Arts Centre

 

"I saw Pixiematosis last night in Crediton with my daughter, We absolutely ABSOLUTELY loved this show! I didn't want it to end it was wonderful!! the synergy between the lady (Nicole?) who was the sound engineer and Marc was absolutely divine...when Blinky bit into that apple 😯...the goggles on Barbie ..in my mind it was alive, the whole universe was in the room and we were captivated from beginning to end...Marc you are an absolute joy 😊❤️👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars! I could write sooooo much..x”

audience member - Crediton Arts Centre via YouTube

 

“such an incredible show! I'm still digesting it.”

audience member - Wardrobe Theatre Bristol - via instagram

 

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The Ballad of the Underwater Daughter is suitable for mid/small scale venues and is available from April 26th 2024

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the video above shows work in progress from research and development sessions held in June 2023 

 

the music is by Noisecorpse

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