HIGH TEA WITH BOOFF
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“Such an Amazing Talent - BOOFF for Prime Minister!”
- Audience Review, Townsville
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“ We went to HIGH TEA with BOOFF in Townsville with a group of 6 and had a superb time!!! One of my friends on the walk home said she could die happy now that she had been BOOFFED!!!”
- Audience Review, Townsville
AN IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE WORK OF CLOWN THEATRE
HIGH TAEA with BOOFF is an immersive work of auto-biographical narrative-driven clowning situated within a richly detailed, Tim-Burton-esque lounge room replete with custom made furniture, bespoke chandeliers, shared stories and piping hot tea. The world of BOOFF is anchored in shared stories. The audience experience is akin to a visit with your favourite aunt – a hosted event that is partly scripted and partly improvised. The tone of BOOFF resonates with the work of artists like Julian Clary and Dame Edna Everage, in whose company all people are equal, and all are equally worthy of reverence or ridicule. All of which leads to the deeper social themes and issues at the heart of BOOFF – THE LAST LAUGH!
The production is housed within an air-conditioned custom-built 20ft shipping container that expands to create a 6m x 5m venue. The unit is a high-cube style container - with extra height than standard - that has been richly transformed. Welcomed by our eloquent and other-worldly host, audiences enter the space in accordance with any local social distancing measures.
The work deploys comedy and laughter to explore:
· The importance of the arts in creating happy, cohesive communities
· The development of resilience after trauma
· Our collective evolving understanding of mental health
Community engagement outside of the program of performances via workshops is an essential part of the project. Wherever we tour, we will partner with local charities or government agencies that engage with at-risk people.
Laughter connects directly to the heart...it celebrates the joy of human interaction - and the incredible power of how authentic connection can transform, save and/or inspire a person's life! Laughter conceals, gives permission to play, allows expression, liberates and reveals; and instills a sense of joy, vulnerability, physical discipline and freedom of expression. The opportunity to play, express, be physical, relate and discover in real time and space is a vital life skill. BOOFF's approach is underpinned by the assumption that everyone has something to offer and that laughter is a unique and powerful universal language and engager.
