So we’re now ½ way through the Vandal Raptor tour. The show is a story about 4 friends forming a
band, playing gigs and going on tour.
Did the 4 teenagers of Vandal Raptor squeeze all their gear, merch and
clothes in a tiny Vauxhall Corsa like we’ve been doing?
The show is about growing up and in Leeds we performed
the show at the Workshop Theatre, part of the University of Leeds. I studied in that very building, have
performed on that stage and learnt a good ol’ whack about theatre in the
building. It certainly felt like a
homecoming. Although the characters in
the play return to a dirty pub, not a well-equipped theatre space.
The show is about reclaiming space. Few bookshops allow punk bands to play gigs,
but Hydra Books is one of the coolest venues in the whole UK. Located in Bristol, Hydra not only stocks
radical books, it also hosts meetings for the IWW, feminist groups and other assorted
lefties. The welcoming crowd clocked a
lot of the subtler references to the punk scene.
Finally we did a show at Derby Theatre. The space a traditional theatre venue as opposed
to radical bookshop, the audience in rated seating as opposed to sofas. This meant we had opportunity to play with
the lighting a little more, enjoy decorating the space, transforming it,
playing with it. Possibly the best show
we’d done probably because we worked that tad harder to engage, entertain and
tell our story of a punk rock band changing the world to a audience who didn’t
really know our work or form!
The show has 5 more performances on tour at x2
venues. Harrogate Theatre 23-24th
and Ovalhouse in London 26-28th.
We’re feeling confident, we’re feeling exciting and we’re ready to (once
we’ve had a couple of chill days) to get out on the road again. The show is absolutely for anyone to enjoy,
come forth!
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