This Is Not A Wedding

Four defiant brides attempt to please everyone and no one, boldly wading through the minefield of tradition, conformity & expectation in this fun, anarchic dance/theatre reimagining of our most recognisable ceremonies.

Laugh, cry and shimmy along to the classics at the non-wedding event of the year as Gracefool Collective attempt to come to terms with coming of age in a high pressure, low tolerance, success driven society.

This Is Not A Wedding is a radical, funny, unpredictable, stridently feminist and apocalyptic reimagining of some of our most recognisable ceremonies, questioning the rigidity of life’s milestones. The feisty and stylish quartet’s acts of anarchy include a perfunctorily sexy version of Pachelbel’s Canon in D and an apocalyptic karaoke sermon featuring Edith Piaf. They roll down the aisle in a ball of brides, perform a robotic march to Talking Head’s Road to Nowhere and make existential speeches questioning the meaning of life.

Kate Cox, Sofia Edstrand, Rachel Fullegar and Rebecca Holmberg use their signature concoction of anarchic, wildly entertaining dance theatre in the follow-up to their award winning five star smash hit This Really is Too Much.

‘This Is Not A Wedding is for anyone interested in laughing, crying, singing, dancing, coming of age, coming together or coming apart at the seams.' explained Rachel. 'It's made for the audience to have a really good time’ said Sofia, ‘but to cry a little too’ added Rebecca. ‘It’s not a wedding, but it is a celebration, and everyone is invited’ concluded Kate.
Four defiant brides attempt to please everyone and no one, boldly wading through the minefield of tradition, conformity & expectation in this fun, anarchic dance/theatre reimagining of our most recognisable ceremonies.

Gracefool Collective was created in 2013 by four young female theatre makers. Their post-intellectual-pseudo-spiritual-feminist-comedy-dance-theatre focuses on the absurdities of modern existence. It aims to provoke, delight, and defy convention through irreverent physicality, sharp writing and arresting characters. Their work is created, choreographed, devised, written and performed collaboratively and tackles serious issues while never taking itself too seriously. Their last show This Really is Too Much won the Stockholm Fringe Festival GRAND PRIX, the Swedish Festival’s top award.