"To get the essence of Sam Shepard, you have to hit the road." Chicago Tribune
★★★★
“So intriguing and varied … seeing all the pieces demonstrates how diversely Shepard deals with recurring themes … you’re faced with a surreal yet romantic vision of a troubled America.”
Daisy Bowie-Sell, Time Out
“So intriguing and varied … seeing all the pieces demonstrates how diversely Shepard deals with recurring themes … you’re faced with a surreal yet romantic vision of a troubled America.”
Daisy Bowie-Sell, Time Out
★★★★
“Beguilingly poetic rock and roll theatre.”
Neil Cooper, The Herald
“Beguilingly poetic rock and roll theatre.”
Neil Cooper, The Herald
“Memorably intense performances … a fine, sustained reflection on the forces that drive Shepard’s male characters onto the road.”
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
PICK OF THE WEEK
The Guardian
The Guardian
"Mythic and mysterious, tough and testing ... so believable and bewitching."
Frank Ruhrmund, West Briton
Frank Ruhrmund, West Briton
★★★★★
“A tour de force … unmissable.”
Jane Howard, Behind the Arras
“A tour de force … unmissable.”
Jane Howard, Behind the Arras
Sam Shepard is America's most adventurous and poetic living playwright. Sam Shepard begins and ends with a road: the route to promise and fulfillment, or damnation - though sometimes the two seem perilously close.
Here is a rare opportunity to experience his work through this unique roadshow that travels the length of that road, backwards, forwards, and any other way it is possible to go.
Here is a rare opportunity to experience his work through this unique roadshow that travels the length of that road, backwards, forwards, and any other way it is possible to go.
"You'll see restless ghosts, wrecked cars, dead horses and invisible highways. And without peyote the sights you think you see will be even more powerful. You'll hear the voice of a fallen angel and brush against the spirits of the western deserts. You'll experience the outer reaches of Americana and be astonished by the actor shaman Joseph Chaikin, Shepard's conscience and guide. When you hear the guitars jangling and the engines revving you'll know the roadshow is in full swing."
Simon Usher, Artistic Director
Join us on the road
The Poly, Falmouth 5th June 2014
Presence Theatre is a Company Limited by Guarantee
Registered in England & Wales no. 6315043
Registered Charity no. 1132900
Registered in England & Wales no. 6315043
Registered Charity no. 1132900
