Preview: Tom and Bunny Save the World at Newcastle Alphabetti

Award-winning zombie comedy lands in Newcastle

Tom and Bunny Save the World: The Musical

Newcastle Alphabetti Theatre

Friday 25^th & Saturday 26^th May 2018

Winner of the Best New Writing Award at Edinburgh Fringe ’17

(Fairy Powered Productions)

Winner of the Festival Spirit Award at VAULT Festival ‘18

Shortlisted for the Les Enfants Terribles Award

As 2018 falls to a zombie apocalypse, Tom and Bunny begin their perilous journey to Yorkshire in quest of sanctuary and a proper cup of tea. From the creators of the award-winning 5* hits Buzz: A New Musical and Beauty and the Beast: A Musical Parody comes a gender-stereotype destroying, black and bloody comedy with a live folk soundtrack. Join Tom and Bunny as they discover what it is to be British in a crisis.

“the chemistry between the cast as a whole sizzles: you really get the sense something special is happening in the room” ★★★★ EdFringeReview

After a run at Assembly at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tom and Bunny Save the World embarks on a UK Tour, starting on the 7^th of March at Clapham Omnibus and finishing at Ilkley Playhouse on the 2^nd of June. Fat Rascal Theatre’s zombie apocalypse places women in the roles usually taken by men: the soldier, the scientist and the sexual instigator. They place their female characters in the centre of the violence, whilst the men are allowed to be vulnerable, caring and maternal. This wacky, bizarre yet familiar setting allows them to explore and break the traditional gender roles we find within this genre and leaves room to question why they existed in the first place.

“We desperately need more companies like Fat Rascal Theatre”

★★★★★ West End Wilma (on Beauty and the Beast: A Musical Parody)

Fat Rascal Theatre is an award-winning theatre company, and currently part of the New Diorama Graduate Emerging Companies scheme. They are young, bold and cheeky, exploring taboo subjects with a cup of Yorkshire Tea in hand. They discuss social and political issues through an accessible and appealing format to engage a wider audience. They want to create incredibly entertaining, dynamic and gripping theatre which people are going to want to see for fun, and want them to leave having had a great time but also feeling ready to take on the world. They believe that theatre should always aim to inspire, educate or liberate and should be available to everybody.

“Fat Rascal Theatre might be the saviour of British comedy musicals”

★★★★★ Theatre Bubble (on Beauty and the Beast: A Musical Parody)

On The Web:

Web: www.fatrascaltheatre.com

Twitter: @WeAreFatRascal   

Facebook: /WeAreFatRascal

Creative:

Book and Lyrics: Robyn Grant

Music: Jonny Holbek

Director: Cat Robey

Producer: Laura Elmes for Fat Rascal Theatre

Cast:

Tom: Jamie Mawson

Bunny: Robyn Grant

Mike: James Boyd

Pearl: Allie Munro

Kai: Katie Wells

Gareth: Luke Dunford

Tickets:

When: Friday 25^th and Saturday 26^th May 2018
Show Begins: 7.30pm
Tickets: £6.50 Full Price / £5.00 Concession (Student, OAP, Artist, Unwaged)
Age Recommendation: 12+ (contains strong language and mild violence and gore)
Running Time: 1 hour

Online Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/237627

Theatre website: https://www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/whats-on-menu/coming-up/17-whats-on-articles/270-tom-and-bunny-save-the-world