Beautiful Evil Things

Image credit: Idil Sukan

Thursday 2 February 7.30pm

Ad Infinitum present Beautiful Evil Things

What if there was another take on the Trojan War, an untold breathtaking adventure you had never heard before?

Enter Medusa. She was there. 

Monstrous gorgon? Snakes for hair? A turn-to-stone glare? Perhaps. But she was there – as a bodiless head strapped to the shield of a goddess.

Her forever-open-eyes saw it all: Epic combat. Mighty swords. Giant horse-sculptures filled with men. But as the war raged on, Medusa’s petrifying gaze focused on three extraordinary women who might just hold the key to her ultimate hope.

Beautiful Evil Things is a new, high-energy, one woman show from Ad Infinitum combining physical storytelling with cut-throat wit. Coming hot on the heels of their multi award-winning hit, Odyssey, join Medusa on a thrilling adventure. 

A fierce, funny, bloody take on some of the oldest stories known to woman. From a killer Gorgon.

Co-commissioned by Tobacco Factory Theatres, supported by Wardrobe Ensemble.  Made possible through funding from Arts Council England.

Learning & Engagement project supported by funding from Theatre Orchard and Culture Weston; and ‘Into the Arts’ administered by Quartet Community Foundation.

REVIEWS

★★★★ “Hair-raising, heart-quickening whirl of myths”

The Guardian

“This tour de force of physical theatre is unmissable” ★★★★ – The Stage on Ad Infinitum’s ‘Odyssey’

COMPANY BIO Ad Infinitum is a multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed theatre company. We collaborate to tell stories, play and disrupt. We work with artists, activists and communities to create transformative theatre, revolutionise audiences and change the world.

Founded in 2007, Ad Infinitum is based in Bristol and works internationally. 

Ad Infinitum is proud to be Associate Artist at Bristol Old Vic and The North Wall, and a member of the Cultural Governance Alliance (CGA).

Tickets: £10 / £8 concessions / Free for EHU Students