gecko theatre | the overcoat
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Directed by AMIT LAHAV
“Hauntingly and recklessly brilliant... a thrilling and sinister surrealist nightmare”Sunday Times
A dazzlingly inventive world that combines visual flair and physical swagger.The Guardian
NORTHERN STAGE Wed 13 TO Sat 16 OctTHE NUFFIELD THEATRE Tue 19 TO Sat 23 Oct NEW WOLSEY THEATRE Thurs 28 TO Sat 30 Oct
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This award winning company blends bold physicality with
beautiful images, evocative music and dramatic story-telling.
Gecko take you on an extraordinary journey in this
hugely inventive fantasy.
In a futile government department reminiscent of Chaplin’s Modern
Times, Akkaki falls in love with the beautiful Natalia. Desperate for her
affections he strives to win the ultimate office prize - The Overcoat
But how far is Akakki willing to go?
And at what cost?
NORTHERN STAGEBarras Bridge, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE1 7RHWed 13 TO Sat 16 Oct | 7.30pm BOX OFFICE 0191 230 5151www.northernstage.co.uk
THE NUFFIELD THEATREUniversity Road, Southampton, SO17 1TRTue 19 TO Sat 23 Oct | 7.30pm£10.50 TO £19.00BOX OFFICE 023 8067 1771www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
NEW WOLSEY THEATRECivic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2ASThurs 28 TO Sat 30 Oct | 7.45pmMATINEE Sat 30 Oct | 2.30pm BOX OFFICE 01473 295 900www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
Photography by: Richard Haughton