The Ballad of the Underwater Daughter
Puppetry/people performance & post-show exhibition
Adults and ages 14+
1hr 15mins
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 just about manages to hold itself together. Then one stormy night, a tiny barnacle encrusted bottle floats into the harbour with a note inside which reads, “remember me….?”
Exquisitely rendered and darkly hilarious The Ballad of the Underwater Daughter is a fairy tale for grown-ups told using puppets, props and machines built by Leeds' own theOBJECTproject - the company that may have traumatised you with PIXIEMATOSIS.
Warning - this show contains very strong language… and exploding dads.
Written, designed and constructed by Marc Parrett
Additional material provided by Tash Hudson
Directed by Frances Merriman
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
