Photos by Theo Moye
Video by Meat Bingo
See the kingdom of La Mancha by Bicycle, and live to tell the tale!
Don Quixote has spent his whole life reading about the heroic exploits of famous Knights inbooks. Now, with a little help from his reluctant squire Sancho Panza, and you the audience, he’s going to bring those stories to life, whatever the consequences!
Travelling together on bicycles, actors and audiences will experience the colourful and misguided escapades of Don Quixote - self styled Knight of La Mancha. This exciting piece of interactive family theatre involves actors riding custom designed bikes that even a medieval knight would be proud of. As part of the show you too can decorate your cycle, or turn your bike into a horse.
This July an exciting new show is being premièred as part of Exeter’s Ignite Festival. Audiences and performers will take a short promenade bicycle ride from Exeter’s Historic quayside with audiences along the canal cycle route, approximately 2 miles. Then in August, Don Quixote will travel to North Devon where a further series of performances will take place on the Tarka Cycle Trail between Fremington Quay and Instow, a ride of approximately 3 miles.
So bring your own wheels and a sense of adventure !
Tour dates 2013:
Brighton Festival - Saturday 18th May – 11am & 3pm Sunday 19th May – 11am & 3pm
To book tickets for Brighton visit: http://brightonfestival.org/event/485/the_adventures_of_don_quixote_by_bicycle/
If you have any questions please email us info@burnthecurtain.co.uk or phone on 07900212747
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Sounds great!…….hoping you need photos?! Rosie
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Wow! What a great idea – (resisted saying ‘wheely wonderful’ – damn, I just did..)
What are the reasons for recommending to wear a helmet?
Hi – sorry for the late reply-
We recommended helmet use as this is standard recommendation with all Devon County Council events. It is not a requirement, and there is no extreme cycling in the show. As you can see from our pictures, it is about 50/50 helmets and bare heads.
I’m loving the look of this, I have a horse bike myself and if you send me an email I’ll send you a picture. I cycled the BHF London to Brighton on mine 3 weeks ago, yours look great.
Cheers
Duncan:
e: sharkcage@btinternet.com
Note: My website is down this week but will be back up soon.
Great fun thanks. Riding to the moon “in his minds eye” – tops. Thoroughly recommended for the old and young – especially the young!
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Dame Basket-Case, Sir Onions, Sir Tom, Lord Christmas Bonus of Marmalade and mother in law of Nottingham thoroughly enjoyed all the horsey capers and jollyfication fighting giants and playing sharks! Great performance thought it was brilliant! (Fremington quay)
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