All in the Timing
posted on July 3rd, 2006Award-Winning British Comedy on Philippine Tour
Award-winning UK comedy group Peepolykus has been invited by the British Council to tour the Philippines and bring delight to audiences with “All in the Timing,” a series of one-act comedies which is scheduled to run in Manila and Cagayan de Oro from June 30 through July 4.
A show that dispels stress, anxiety and depression, All in The Timing portrays the joyfully absurd world of absurdity where chimps attempt to write Shakespeare, faux pas can be edited from conversations, and new languages are improvised. Physically strong, visually inventive and suitable for a wide age group, Peepolykus are known for their brilliantly realised characterisation, slick performances, and striking visual images — all of which earned for them a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival.
John Nicholson, David Sant, and Javier Marzan — creators of Peepolykus — have a sound and fundamental understanding of a type of popular comedy that is as old as neolithic vaudeville.
Laughter, after all, is fundamental to human experience. They work with the type of gags and audience participation that we all recognise, but they do it with a new slant — we are included in the game. Social inclusion for the 21st century.
In a country where the workforce seems to be permanently stressed out by both national politics and showbiz chismis, we need Peepolykus’ brand of easy-going, but scintillating comedy that massages brain synapses in a more efficacious manner that is probably cheaper than Prozac.
Their side effects are stunning. Audiences will emerge from a Peepolykus show invigorated, in a communal spirit, with feelings of well-being that you will want to disseminate as you say hello to people on the street, smile at jeepney drivers with a short fuse, be kind to animals, cherish children and the elderly — generally deciding that the world is a nice place, and, maybe, that even the tabloids are written by vicious people obsessed with smut and sensationalism because they are deprived: they haven’t seen a Peepolykus show!
As of yet, Peepolykus is not available on prescription from the NHS. But if you value your sanity in a world gone mad with power and consumerism, spend some time at a Peepolykus show. They will tickle your fancy, and your brain, and you will emerge knowing that the world can’t be entirely bad when you have Peepolykus in it…and people like you who go to their shows.
All in the Timing goes onstage for matinee and evening performances at Equitable PCI Bank’s Francisco Santiago Hall on July 1, with a subsequent show at Liceo de Cagayan’s Rodelsa Hall on July 4. Peepolykus will also conduct an acting workshop on June 30 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Steps Dance Studio. Show schedules for July 1 are at 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. For enquiries, please call 914-1011 to 14 or 840-7000 loc 2258.
“All in the Timing” is presented by the British Council, Equitable PCI Bank, MCO Foundation,and Liceo de Cagayan.