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Stunning artwork discoveries continue. Just discovered these are the tickets for #TheBookbinder here. Shanghai got game.
How good are these photos of The Bookbinder taken by The A.S.K in Beijing?
Thought we’d discovered all the surprise Bookbinder art at The ASK Beijing, and then on our last day there Hannah met a little girl with this pop-up set who said said “hello I make your husband.”
Haven’t perform #TheBookbinder in Scotland since 2016 so cannot wait to be back this summer. We’ll be heading all the way up to @stmagnusfestival in the Orkney Islands (22-23 June) which has been on our bucket list ever since @garrythestarr performed there and charmed my Scottish aunty and she said we had to go, then down to @aberdeenperformingarts as part of their International Season. Details on our website (link in the bio). More dates to come. Watch this space...
One week into touring The Bookbinder in China with The A.S.K. Back at it for week 2 in Beijing. Doing cool shows, eating all the vege bao buns. 1. + 2. Post-show bookbinder’s grotto photo call. 3. Beijing smog is bad on the lungs but nice for photography lighting. 4. This wall = bloody great. Worth the 1.5 hours detour when our hotel gave the driver the wrong address. 5. Summer palace feat. queen of the steps. 6. Everything is so ornate.
After many (many) years in the works, very excited to tour The Bookbinder to China next month! Cannot wait to make our Asian premiere with this show (Chinese title: 遗失的书页) with The A.S.K Theatre, and bring it to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangshou and Suzhou. Beijing Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Centre 11–21 April Shanghai The A.S.K. Theatre 25 April - 4 May Hangzhou Hangzhou Grand Theatre 9-12 May Suzhou Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre 16-19 May Link to full times and booking info in the bio.
“My mouth hangs open for most of the show! It’s crafty as hell.” – Katie Hill, Art Murmurs. To read the full review, head on over to artmurmurs.nz Tonight is our last performance of Suitcase Show before we pack up our bags. Thanks for joining us for the ride! Cheers to @nzfringe and @fringeatthegryphon @art.murmurs
Just two more shows to go! A big thank you to everyone who has come along to Gryphon for Suitcase Show so far, it's been great to get this fresh work before an audience. See you soon, Friday crowd. 📸: @rebekahderoo @nzfringe @fringeatthegryphon
Suitcase Show is officially opening TONIGHT. We've been spoiled with stunning technical design from Brad and Rachel from @filamenteleven11. Here are just a few pics of their mahi with more to come soon. 💡 If you're keen to catch the show, we've spotted a few tickets opening up for the rest of the season, snap them up before they disappear. Book at fringe.co.nz (link in bio) SUITCASE SHOW Previews 27 + 28 Feb 5:30pm Season 29 Feb - 2 Mar 7pm Gryphon Theatre 📸: @rebekahderoo @nzfringe @fringeatthegryphon
Only a few tickets remaining for Suitcase Show at Gryphon Theatre. Cheers to everyone who came to see it last night, it was great to have such a full crowd for our first showing. We have a few tickets remaining for our second preview tonight, plus a couple for closing. Get in there quick! Book at fringe.co.nz (link in bio) SUITCASE SHOW Previews 27 + 28 Feb 5:30pm Season 29 Feb - 2 Mar 7pm Gryphon Theatre 📸: @rebekahderoo @nzfringe @fringeatthegryphon
The first preview for Suitcase Show is on TONIGHT. Tickets are selling fast, head on over to fringe.co.nz (link in bio) to book before they fly away. 💼 SUITCASE SHOW Previews 27 + 28 Feb 5:30pm Season 29 Feb - 2 Mar 7pm Gryphon Theatre @nzfringe @fringeatthegryphon 📸: @rebekahderoo
To keep our show clean and green, we are encouraging audience members to bike, walk or bus to the theatre. Swipe right to check out a handy map with places to lock up your bike and nearby bus stops. This was made by our wonderful sustainability officer and stage manager, Emory Otto who has worked with us on waste management, carbon tracking and green initiatives. If you ride your bike, let the bar know and they'll give you $1 off your drink. Plus, get 50 cents off if you bring your own cup. See you this week at the Gryphon. SUITCASE SHOW Previews 27 + 28 Feb 5:30pm Season 29 Feb - 2 Mar 7pm Gryphon Theatre @fringeatthegryphon @nzfringe @em.otto
Opening night is sold out... too bad for you. Good thing there are still some tickets left for the other shows, phew! Get in there for the 1-2 March or the previews on the 27 and 28 Feb. See you soon @fringeatthegryphon SUITCASE SHOW Previews 27 + 28 Feb 5:30pm Season 29 Feb - 2 Mar 7pm @nzfringe
Spent yesterday in a hot room filming this nonsense with some of the absolute best @anya_dzamilja @richard_falkner + @deanjnz #SuitcaseShow @nzfringe @fringeatthegryphon 29 Feb - 2 Mar
Poster post! Thanks to @williamduignan for making our constructivist dreams come true, and to @romina.meneses, @rebekahderoo and @rebeccamcmillanphotography whose pics we respectfully took to with a scalpel. Less than a month til opening. Book your tickets while you can at. Link in the bio. SUITCASE SHOW Previews 27 + 28 Feb 5:30pm Season 29 Feb - 2 Mar 7pm @nzfringe @fringeatthegryphon
Anything to declare? #SuitcaseShow workshops at @inverlochyartschool 29 Feb - 2 Mar @nzfringe @fringeatthegryphon
Back for more in '24 with Suitcase Show workshops @inverlochyartschool. We'll be unpacking this thing for the first time @nzfringe @fringeatthegryphon on leap year day (Feb 29). Book tix through the link in the bio. 1. New show tile for the website 2. Brad, Rach, Hannah, Rebekah, Emory, + Trevor the dog. 3. Train driver Marlow. 14.1.24
Very excited to lift the lid on our new show at @nzfringe : A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases. From within them whole worlds will emerge... From award-winning company Trick of the Light Theatre (The Bookbinder, The Griegol) comes an eclectic box-set of short stories. After a series of excerpt showings in strange site-specific spaces, from a pub to a photography darkroom, the work will premiere in full on leap year day 2024. Suitcase Show reunites multi-award winning collaborators Hannah Smith, Ralph McCubbin Howell, Tane @upjohnbeatson, and @filamenteleven11. Be there as their new work takes flight. SUITCASE SHOW @nzfringe Previews 27-28 Feb (5:30pm) Season 29 Feb - 2 Mar (7pm) @fringeatthegryphon [photo by @romina.meneses]