[NEohioPAL] CPT presents The Confessions of Punch and Judy! Don't miss this inventive original work!

[Mindy Herman]

Cleveland Public Theatre presents 

The Confessions of Punch and Judy 

 

Just in time for Valentine's Day, CPT presents a critically acclaimed
original work! Slapstick, stylish and viciously honest!

 

Don't miss your chance to see the final performances of this original
work in its return to CPT!  

 

Cleveland Public Theatre is proud to present The Confessions of Punch
and Judy by Raymond Bobgan, Tannis Kowalchuk and Ker Wells.  

 

February 8 - February 23

Gordon Square Theatre

 

Tickets on sale now!  

Visit www.cptonline.org <http://www.cptonline.org/>  now or call
216.631.2727 to purchase tickets!

 

Don't miss this wild all-night argument that captures the anarchic
spirit of the classic Punch and Judy puppet show. Slapstick, stylish,
viciously honest, and full of surprises, The Confessions of Punch and
Judy is performed by virtuoso performers Tannis Kowalchuk and Ker Wells,
who leap between realism and surrealism, exposing the horror and beauty
of a relationship. 

 

The world has known Punch and Judy for a long, long time.  People have
always been a little alarmed at the nature of their relationship.  How
is their marriage doing?  Is she having an affair?  Does he really beat
her?  Here they come! The Confessions of Punch and Judy explores the
myths behind the iconic puppets and brings them to life in a brilliantly
comic performance about love and partnerships.   This original work
revisits the story of Punch and Judy in a contemporary light, mixing the
realistic with the surreal.  

 

The Confessions of Punch and Judy was developed by CPT, NACL and Number
Eleven Theatre. It had its World Premiere at CPT in 2005 to rave reviews
and has since been performed off-Broadway, throughout the United States,
Canada, Serbia and the UK. The 3-week run at CPT will be the final
performances of this energetic and highly entertaining work. 

 

The critics are raving about this inventive original work:

 

"Brilliant, must-see theater." - Tony Brown, Cleveland Plain Dealer

 

"Wells and Kowalchuk have refined their tough-love ballet into an
amazingly pure distillation of damn near every argument any two
sweethearts can have. They're perfectly matched - an absurdist
theatrical version of Nureyev and Fonteyn. A show that every couple
should see before they consult a marriage counselor. For the price of
admission, it could save them hundreds." - Christine Howey, Cleveland
Scene

 

A force of nature... a manic, hilarious pas de deux ... like nothing
I've ever seen." Linda Eisenstein, Cleveland Plain Dealer 

 

"A rigorously performed experimental update of a Punch and Judy show
with a surplus of energy." Jason Zinoman, The New York Times

 

"A fantastic performance, engaging both visually as well as
intellectually... moving, extremely funny."  The Argus, London

 

"A funny, fascinating, sometimes tender meditation on the nature of
love... highly enjoyable as a knowing portrait of a rough-and-tumble
kind of love." Adam Klasfeld, Theatre Mania 

 

"A remarkably eclectic, agile work...always fascinating." - Brad
Bradley, Curtain Up 

 

 

By Raymond Bobgan, Tannis Kowalchuk and Ker Wells

Directed by Raymond Bobgan

Featuring Tannis Kowalchuk and Ker Wells

Lighting Design by Trad A Burns

Stage Management by Nadia Tarnawsky

 

February 8 - February 23

Gordon Square Theatre

 

Showtimes:  Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at
3:00pm

 

Tickets:  General Admission $18 | Students and Seniors $15 | Thursdays
$10

 

Tickets available now!   

Buy online at www.cptonline.org <http://www.cptonline.org/>  or call
216.631.2727 to purchase over the phone!

 

 

 

 

Mindy Herman

Communications Director

Cleveland Public Theatre

6415 Detroit Ave.

Cleveland, OH  44102

[p] 216.631.2727 x 203

[f]  216.631.2575

mherman at cptonline.org

www.cptonline.org

www.myspace.com/cptonline

 

 

 

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