SUitcase Ensemble production of Clunk to play at Unity Theatre in Liverpool

Feb 25 2010 by Mark Smith, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

THE latest production from up-and-coming theatre company The Suitcase Ensemble is to tour the North West.

Liverpool’s Unity Theatre will be the first to host Clunk, a tale which follows the

daily drudgery of three cohabiting young adults who are struggling to engage with a world that baffles them.

With an informal comedic style, set off by surreal dream sequences, producers said the show is ‘a unique piece of theatre that will be enjoyed by fans of comedy, puppetry, and anyone who likes a good existential ponder’.

Director Andrew Gledhill, said: “I didn’t grow up seeing theatre at all and so in many ways my chief influences are from radio and TV comedy.

“Like Monty Python, The Goons and The Young Ones, Clunk tells a consistent tale but also unfolds like a stream of consciousness.”

Following a successful premiere in June 2009, Clunk has been further developed with additional visual and puppet direction from Liz Walker of the world renowned surreal puppet company Faulty Optic.

The production runs from March 12-13 at 8pm.

Tickets costing £9 and £7 concessions are available on 0844 873 2888 or at www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk.