James Turnbull
c/o 25 Carn Court
North Drive
Brighton BN2 0HR
T +44 (0)7776 135621
E james@cartoondesalvo.com
W cartoondesalvo.com
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SIZE OF COMPANY
4 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Alex Murdoch
Core Company
Becky Hurst and Brian Logan
Producer
James Turnbull
ARTISTIC POLICY
Founded in 1997, Cartoon de Salvo is one of south east England’s most respected national and international touring theatre companies. Their cocktail of script-defying improvisation, live music and exceptional storytelling has won critical acclaim and a devoted following. On their quest to mess with the live theatre experience, the Salvos make theatre that wears its heart on its sleeve, that likes an adventure, and that never forgets that the audience is the number one reason for putting on the show.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Surreal, unpretentious, swashbuckling theatre. The honest, accessible philosophy of the company shines through in every scene.’ Time Out
‘There’s only one word to describe the gloriously theatrical Cartoon de Salvo – and that’s delicious.’ Wall Street Journal.
‘You come away in awe of the human imagination and feeling like you have been to the best party in town. Magic.’ Top 10 Comedy Gigs of 2008, Daily Telegraph ()
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Part-juke-box, part-theatre, part ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’, tells a different story every performance led by the audiences who give the title and soundtrack to make each show brand new. (Long form improvisation, 90 mins, no interval, 4 on road.)
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night imagined in post-war seaside Britain. Featuring cake, biscuits and live skiffle, this UK visual theatre classic was in the Observer’s Top 10 Theatre 2002. (75 mins, 5 on the road, suitable for small-scale and non-theatre spaces.)
starts like any other gig. (We may well start the night with ) But a few songs in, the band's artistic differences emerge, and this story of just another cover band becomes something weirder and more unexpected… (Site-generic event for pubs and bars, 90 mins, 6 on road.)
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
London in the 1780s loved a curiosity – and they didn’t come more curious than Charles Byrne, ‘the Irish Giant’, the capital’s larger-than-life – *much* larger-than-life – celebrity. God or humanity? What is the soul? And does a celebrity get any privacy? In the era of Gunther von Hagens, Heat magazine and religious fundamentalism, Cartoon de Salvo revive a story from the age when these questions were pertinent for the first time.
The Salvos mess with Edmond de Rostand’s romantic swashbuckling love story. We feel for Cyrano, who wears his heart on his sleeve and lives and dies with panache. We hope to work with French hip-hop band, Java.
WRAP-AROUND
The company are excellent workshop leaders and regularly devise and run workshops, masterclasses and productions for various groups.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2005 Ireland, Hong Kong ()
TOURING AVAILABILITY
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