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Purposeless Movements

What’s so great about purposeful movement? Half the fun in this life is not knowing what’s coming next. Read more …

Five guys wait on stage – each one has cerebral palsy – the way they stand and move is a dead give-away. When we were born, doctors called it Purposeless Movements – for us it’s just how we get around. You’ll see stories from our lives – stories that ask what it is to move and be moved.

A new theatre piece from Birds of Paradise Theatre Company by Robert Softley Gale – creator of international smash-hit If These Spasms Could Speak and co-creator of the hilarious Wendy Hoose.

More information on this production is available at www.birdsofparadisetheatre.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Comical yet at times poignant, Birds of Paradise Theatre Company have created an enlightening production which explores movement with a whole new concept.

****(*)Stephanie Whitelock, The Reviews Hub, 26/02/2016

Purposeless Movements is a surprisingly funny show, albeit with a serious intent.

****(*)Paul F Cockburn, Broadway Baby, 01/03/2016

There is a layer of magic of the theatrical kind to Robert Softley Gale’s Purposeless Movements.

****(*)Thom Dibdin, All Edinburgh Theatre, 04/03/2016


Features about Purposeless Movements

Purposeless Movements offers new perspectives on cerebral palsy

Gareth K Vile, The List, 12/02/2016

Where and when?

Tramway, Glasgow from Thursday February 25, 2016, until Saturday February 27, 2016. More info: www.tramway.org

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Wednesday March 2, 2016, until Friday March 4, 2016. More info: www.traverse.co.uk

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness on Wednesday March 16, 2016. More info: www.eden-court.co.uk

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