"To get the essence of Sam Shepard, you have to hit the road." Chicago Tribune
by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited
Join us on the road
The Poly, Falmouth 5th June 2014
"Just as Bob Dylan introduced Hank Williams to Arthur Rimbaud, Sam Shepard, formerly America's most wanted man, lured Beckett on to a flatbed truck with Kerouac, Corso and the Beats and drove them across America hard, fast and furiously, in search of a new sublime.
Our roadshow is a stop along the way and everyone's invited to the truckstop.
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.
The roadshow will be here for a while. Come and see us more than once. The road is never ending. And you always return to the places you left.
When you hear the guitars jangling and the engines revving you'll know the roadshow is in full swing."
Our roadshow is a stop along the way and everyone's invited to the truckstop.
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.
The roadshow will be here for a while. Come and see us more than once. The road is never ending. And you always return to the places you left.
When you hear the guitars jangling and the engines revving you'll know the roadshow is in full swing."
Simon Usher, Artistic Director
Production Partners
Actors Touring Company
Actors Touring Company presents the best in international contemporary theatre, on tour in the UK and internationally. The company produces the most innovative scripts from abroad, often commissioning its own translations and creating work collaboratively with artists from the UK and overseas.
Actors Touring Company presents the best in international contemporary theatre, on tour in the UK and internationally. The company produces the most innovative scripts from abroad, often commissioning its own translations and creating work collaboratively with artists from the UK and overseas.
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
The Belgrade creates theatre in the belief that it can enrich our communities and fundamentally change peoples’ lives for the better. We aim to be one of the most dynamic producing theatres in the country and to offer an exciting mix of entertaining and engaging live experiences all under one roof in our newly invigorated building.
The Belgrade creates theatre in the belief that it can enrich our communities and fundamentally change peoples’ lives for the better. We aim to be one of the most dynamic producing theatres in the country and to offer an exciting mix of entertaining and engaging live experiences all under one roof in our newly invigorated building.
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
