Institute at Nuffield Theatre
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1TR
About
When the time comes, will anyone really care?
Welcome to Gecko’s Institute, where forgotten stories and re-cycled memories pour out of filing cabinets and endless corridors. Four gripping journeys collide in an extraordinary world of breathtaking movement and exquisite storytelling.
Martin longs for one more breath with Margaret. Daniel climbs higher and higher over a towering world but will he fulfil his ambition? Stuck in this beguiling maze of officialdom they lurch from one outrageous task to another. But who is giving the orders?
We have plunged into what it means to care. We have spoken to our elders, colleagues and friends, witnessed those on the edges of society, and looked at the world around us. For two years we have honed and crafted Institute - an intimate dissection of the way we nurture and care for ourselves and each other.
Join Gecko on this spectacularly inventive and deliciously surprising journey.
“Institute is a piece of physical and visual theatre capable of swallowing you whole”
★★★★★ Exeunt
"Institute offers up sometimes comic, sometimes beautiful imagery… A visceral, physical, intriguing treat." British Theatre Guide
Supported by Arts Council England and Ipswich Borough Council. Institute is a Gecko production, co-commissioned by Derby Theatre, Warwick Arts Centre and New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich. In association with DanceEast and Northern Stage.
Photography: Richard Haughton
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