The Party Shrimp

An interactive, visual walkabout performance for families

The Party Shrimp is an enchanting theatrical experience that is simultaneously alien and recognisable, combining physical theatre, movement and inventive costumes to explore the bonds of friendship, hierarchy, otherness and wonder.

An ancient, magical and slightly ridiculous military admiral from another world (or perhaps the seabed) arrives in ours in order to sense out the very best place for a party. Together with their enthusiastic but inexperienced apprentice they move through our world, infusing our spaces with that special something that makes a great party.

Non-verbal, highly visual, gentle and surreal. You are invited to watch, to sense, to wonder, to copy and play, up close and from afar on a journey of spontaneous celebration.

Creator/performers: Andrew Simpson & Lewis Sherlock
Performer: Jelena Basic
Outside Eye: Suzie Ferguson
Design: Fergus Dunnet
Producer: Christiana Bissett

Originally developed with support from Puppet Animation Scotland’s Creative Fund.

Supported by Creative Scotland through the Open Project Fund.

Thanks to SURGE, Creative Scotland, Anatomy Arts, Single End Studio, Elliot Webster-Mockett, Robert Gallagher-Lyall, Total Theatre.

Credits

Photo: Louisa Komninos
Photo: Cedric Audinot
Photo: Ruth Armstrong
Photo: Ruth Armstrong
Photo: Cedric Audinot
Photo: Suzie Ferguson
Photo: Ruth Armstrong
Photo: Christiana Bissett
Photo: Louisa Komninos

Photography by Cedric Audinot, Ruth Armstrong, Louisa Komninos, Christiana Bissett

Reading:

  • For The Skinny, Andrew interviews artist Elinor O’Donovan about her exhibition “The Immeasurable Grief of the Prawn”. They talk about shrimp, art and ontology here.

  • Andrew reflects on the creative process of creating The Party Shrimp as part of the Total Theatre “Artists As Writers” programme (2022) here.

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