Raree Man's Peepshow
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The peepshow was one of the most popular forms of street entertainment in the 18th and 19th centuries – not only depicting scenes for amusement, but often as a medium to educate, showcase exotic scenarios and present moral tales. The form is now almost unknown, but is an ideal means by which to engage with a contemporary public– a show that is at once interruptive and intimate, familiar and unexpected.
Promenade Promotions has recreated the pre-cinematic entertainments of the 18th and 19th centuries for both amusement and education in a wondering age. The Raree Man’s Peepshow has been brought into the 21st century
The Raree Man project from Promenade Promotions – the initial R&D phase was funded by a ACE GFA award, with support from the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, The Northcott Theatre Exeter, Exeter University and Exeter Unexpected Festival.
Featuring FOUR shows in repertoire:
“The Banker’s Progress” (a 21st Century take on Hogarth’s ‘Rake’s Progress’ & the South Sea Bubble).
“Jack & the Beanstalk” (a good old pantomime for all the family with magic, trapdoors, pyrotechnics, a growing beanstalk and a terrifying giant!)
The Vampyre: or The Bride of the Isles’ – an hilarious adaptation of the original Gothic horror… for all the family!
“Lucky Dicky Crangle & the Cinnabar Moth” (a new adventure story with a political punch, created from the newly-digitised slide collection held at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter).
The Raree Man Show on the road in 2016/17
‘The Raree Man’s Peepshow’ is Tony Lidington’s latest venture into the world of historical, nonsensical popular entertainments
Like ‘Uncle Tacko’s Flea Circus’ and ‘The Imaginarium’ this is the next brilliantly bonkers and highly entertaining project to explore historical forms in contemporary contexts.
It was developed in 2015 and had great shows. Available ongoing…
