Sisters run ragged in saga of the rock

Haste Theatre will bring Beyond Cragporth Rock to Bridport Arts Centre - a dark comedy of six sisters who are living on the edge. The production promises lots of female clowning, stompy dance and a cappella harmonies.

Inspired by Doris Lessing's 'The Memoirs of a Survivor', Beyond Cragporth Rock followed the story of six sisters who explain differing versions of their total demise.

Devised by the award-winning Haste Theatre with director Ally Cologna, the show is a witty microcosm of humdrum family life put under intolerable pressure.

Ally is interested in capturing the moment when 'human beings permit themselves to fall of the edge of all things decent.

Ally trained at the Jacques Lecoq School and was co-artistic director of female clown and visual theatre company Brouhaha from 1990 to 2004. The company produced eight shows which toured across UK, Europe, the United States and Mexico.

Beyond the four walls of their cottage lies a nightmarish, futuristic world plunged into dystopia by economic crisis. Within the four walls, the sisters live in constant fear of faceless foes and unspecified attacks, but attempt to keep some shred of normality in their fragile existence. However, the Cragporth cottage balanced precariously on the edge of an eroding cliff soon starts to crumble along with the sisters’ decency.

A nerve-jangling, one-act tour de force, Beyond Cragporth Rock comes with a capella harmonies, clashing egos, murder and a few surprises along the way.

Based in London, Haste Theatre is a young, all female, international theatre company who share a passion for simple and creative storytelling. They make physically devised, original work that is light and humorous in nature, yet remains grounded in questions of humanity. Haste Theatre has toured shows in both the United States and Europe.

The production will perform in Bridport on Saturday (20) at 8pm as part of a regional tour. For more information, please call 01308 424204.