Upcoming gigs
The Christmas goblin - dec 2024, ark, margate
Illustrated poster design by Studio Spranks, photos by Alex Brenner.
Venue:
ARK - Cliftonville’s Cultural Space, Margate, CT9 2HP
DATES:
Wed 11th Dec, 7pm
Thurs 12th Dec, 7pm
Fri 13th Dec, 7pm
Sat 14th Dec, 2pm - SOLD OUT
Sat 14th Dec, 7pm
Fri 20th Dec, 7pm
Sat 21st Dec, 2pm
Sat 21st Dec, 7pm
“The Christmas Goblin is a glittering rainbow of cheeky surprises, empathy and riot grrrl attitude.” ★★★★★ To Do List. Full review HERE
The Christmas Goblin is a musical adventure of irresistible songs, banging Christmas glitter ball costumes and heartfelt festive cheer by acclaimed Margate gig theatre makers Brigitte Aphrodite & Quiet Boy.
“For us, this is the first show that really feels like it understands the relaxed concept, with the performers’ genuine care and empathy shining through.” To Do List.
When her magical Yia-yia (Grandma) tells 11-year-old Daphne (Marta Miranda) about the ancient Greek myth of Kallikantzaroi (the Christmas Goblin, Sophie Coward), Daphne accidentally unleashes these fabulously mischievous, grotesque creatures on the streets of a snow-covered Margate…
Goblins are mean, nasty, brussels sprout-smelling, untrustworthy things…or are they?
“All combine effortlessly engaging dramatic performance with brilliant musicianship – and the original music is infectious and uplifting.” To Do List
2024 Credits
A 1DegreeEast production.
Co-written by Brigitte Aphrodite & Lucy Thackeray with music composed & performed by Quiet Boy.
Directed by Laura Keefe.
Associate directed by Lucy Thackeray
Daphne: Marta Miranda
Donny: Sophie Cowards
Costume Design: Ray Prendergast
Lighting Design: Malcom Rippeth
Sound Design: Harry Johnson
Production Manager: Thomas Blake
Access Support: Neelam Saredia-Brayley
Producer: 1Degree East
Artwork: Studio Spranks/Sprankenstein Studio
A MESSAGE FOR THE FUTURE
19-23 FEB 2025 at SOUTHBANK CENTRE’S IMAGINE FESTIVAL
Photos thanks to Rosie Powell.
dates: Wed 19 Feb – Sun 23 Feb 2025
Explore a future full of hope, the wonders of nature and its unsung heroes, in an event featuring gentle punk songs about minibeasts, dandelions and herbs.
Be immersed in a meditative installation of pop-up gig-theatre performances for 0 – 3 year olds and their carers.
A Message for the Future encourages sprouting seedlings and those who nurture them to vibe with nature, while engaging multiple senses – sight, sound, touch, and smell.
Babies and toddlers of Imagine Festival
the sprouting seedlings you are.
Your energy, your energy
is reaching so far.
This space is for you.
Parents, carers and nurturers,
this is a space to decompress,
unwind and have fun
with the ones you care for.
This space is for you too.
The grass beneath your feet
Feel the earth’s heartbeat
Let the feelings grow
Don’t let go.
Original storytelling and live music by acclaimed Margate gig theatre-makers Brigitte Aphrodite and Quiet Boy.
Age guidance: For ages 0 – 3. Older accompanying siblings are welcome in the space but the experience has been designed for the very young.
Brigitte Aphrodite is an intersectional feminist poet, gig theatre-maker and punk show woman.
Quiet Boy is a multi-sensory artist, alternative composer, sound designer, musical director and gig theatre-maker.
Together, they have created five shows and draw from over a decade of accessible working and pioneering gig-theatre craft. The work they make is a joyous, shoulder-shimmying kick-back against injustice and inequality.
Created by Crescendorious. Co-produced by Southbank Centre, Artsdepot and WithByFor.
Living legends (and dead ones too) - ON TOUR
Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) at Power of Women Festival, 2023. Photo thanks to Cemanthe McKenzie Photography.
Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary gig-theatre cabaret, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs and a massive, evolving art-dress!
“★★★★★
Mini-masterpiece”
The show is a welcoming, captivating, communal experience; a conversation starter, a raucous night out - while breaking the silences of forgotten stories.
With original songs by Brigitte Aphrodite and live music by Quiet Boy, the show riotously explores sung and unsung heroes, featuring Poly Styrene, Aphra Behn, David Bowie and more!
Living Legends discovers local legends from every venue it’s performed at - this time in Crawley - which appear on Brigitte’s beautifully illustrated dress and becomes part of the fabric and conversation of future performances as it tours around the country.
Award winner of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Keep It Fringe Fund 2023.
★★★★★
To Do List - Full review here.
Credits
Songs, Words and Performed by Brigitte Aphrodite
Composition and Guitar by Quiet Boy
Access: Neelam and Adrian Saredia-Brayley
Dress Design: Shop Floor Whore (Siobhan Hogan)
Dress Illustrations: Megan Metcalf
Commissioned by and developed with INN CROWD
Special thanks to Tom Thumb Theatre, Northdown Brewery, 1 Degree East, Angela Voutsa, Nasi Voutsas, Laura Keefe, Sam Ruddock and Sam Steer.
CRAWLEY, 2025
More details to be confirmed.
Watch this space - more dates to follow!
Brigitte Aphrodite became a recipient of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “KEEP IT FRINGE” Fund in 2023, supported by the Fleabag for Charity campaign and the Fringe Society. For more info, click here.
Previous Touring Includes:
BOSCO Theatre (Spiegeltent) in Brighton (May 2024), Tom Thumb Theatre (2024), Bar Soba for Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of Laughing Horse’s Free Fringe (Aug 2023), Primadonna Festival at Stowmarket (Jul 2023), Barn Theatre at Smallhythe Place (Jul 2023), Horse & Groom in Ramsgate (Jul 2023), RivelinCo Residency in Hillsborough (Jun 2023), The Beach in Brighton (Apr 2023), Haddenham Arts Centre in Cambridge (Apr 2023), Power of Women Festival in Margate and Broadstairs (Mar 2023), The Rose and Crown in Somerset (Dec 2022), Northdown Brewery in Margate (Nov 2022), Eggtooth in Hastings (Oct 2022), First Light Festival at Lowestoft (Jun 2022) and more.
Photo thanks to Andrew Hastings.
SAD - on tour
Poster thanks to Siobhan Hogan & Jade Spranklen (Studio Spranks).
“Grief and cycles is just something that we all share. We all have to go through it... it doesn’t mean that it has to be a lonely place”
A gig-theatre show about music, grief and healing.
“A gift to its audience”
Using breath-taking visuals, original music and storytelling, theatre-makers Brigitte Aphrodite and Gaz Tomlinson (Quiet Boy) take the audience on a deeply immersive, personal journey.
Quiet Boy is an alternative theatre composer, songwriter, sound designer and performer who resides in Margate. Alongside born-and-bred Kent artist Brigitte Aphrodite, co-creator of acclaimed theatre shows My Beautiful Black Dog and The Christmas Goblin, they are regarded as one of the original innovators of the ‘Gig Theatre’ genre in the UK.
SAD explores the process Quiet Boy went through when grieving his Mum’s death and how making music and singing became a helpful, therapeutic tool. It is a musically driven experience which explores how life’s natural cycles and grief affects the human condition, as well as how sound/music relates to the part of our brains that affect our chemical & hormone levels.
Inspired by musical artist Nick Cave and the way in which he talks about grief, the show also features powerful voice recordings of real people’s stories. These warm, human voices are interwoven between live music and each voice is represented by a light bulb in the space.
This show offers audiences a moment to look within themselves as well as be held by amazing installations, projection mapping and atmospheric music happening within the space.
Directed by Kirsty Housley (Riz Ahmed’s The Long Goodbye, Tao of Glass, Encounter).
Show Dates:
More dates to be added - watch this space!
Previous Touring includes The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury (Apr 2024), at Summerhall for Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 2023), and an R&D at Folkestone Quarterhouse (2021).
previous gigs
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