Now 18 - The Comforter / Bi-Curious George And Other Sidekicks

NOW is back. It's a little bit different to before, and it's going to be extraordinary.

It’s exceptional artists who they think are making the most exciting and radical performance right now. It’s 5 weeks of double bills of explosive new work.

These artists are some of the biggest names in performance and at the top of their game. They can’t wait to share these shows with you.

Stacy Makishi - The Comforter

Part ritual; part prayer; part rowdy revivalist rally, The Comforter is a rite of passage that reclaims spirituality and proposes a new perspective on church. Exchanging psalms and sacrament for 80’s/90’s pop culture, it draws inspiration from Twin Peaks and Ingmar Bergman and throws a kiss to George Michael.

The Comforter follows the powerfully moving and absurdly humorous Vesper Time (“a gorgeous hymn…for fearlessness, truth and love” Exeunt) that toured the UK. Together they make up the first two in a three-show series about the Holy Trinity. The Comforter is the Holy Ghost of the trio and it asks the question: ‘What am I unwilling to feel?’

Stacy is a multi-award winning artist who has been making work for 30 years. Join her to explore – through meditation, ritual and disco – what it means to be fully alive and fully human.

Commissioned by The Yard Theatre, Marlborough Theatre, Norwich Arts Centre and Colchester Arts Centre. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and produced by Artsadmin.

Lucy Hutson - Bi-Curious George and Other Sidekicks

Professor ‘the Amazing’ Addrian is a children’s entertainer and Punch and Judy man extraordinaire. He’s also Lucy’s dad. As a child, Lucy would help Addrian with his shows, collecting money, performing tricks and even doing a stint as Curious George.

Following previous NOW smash-hits Bound (NOW 15) and Britney Spears Custody Battle Vs. Zeus in Swan Rape Shocker (NOW 14, “I was bowled over” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian), Lucy is back. And this time she’s bringing her dad with her. They’ll reminisce through rose-tinted glasses, re-enact childhood magic tricks and reflect on what it means to choose a life led in front of an audience.

Expect screaming, hilarity and teenage exasperation as glib entertainer and an earnest artist lock heads leaving the question: where do these performers go from here?