Awful Manors

Awful Manors

by Ronnie Burkett

October 18– December 15, 1991

This show with the Byzantine plot will knock your socks off. - Edmonton Journal
Awful Manors

A bewitching property in itself, this mansion set on the Scottish moors comes complete with a seemingly mute butler, inbred servants, two mad matrons and no less than seven spectres. A spacious and spooky hacienda that is able to entertain up to 40 guests in one evening (provided that all the guests are marionettes), Awful Manors is downscaled decadence! A co-production with Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes.

Playwright: Ronnie Burkett
Director: Larry Smith
Cast: Ronnie Burkett Music: Edward Connell Designers: Grant Leier, Kevin Smith, Jeff DeBoer, Andrew Wallace and Rob Stefanuik

October 18– December 15, 1991

Times
Opening October 18

CAST & CREW

PERFORMER/CREATOR

RONNIE BURKETT

Ronnie Burkett has been captivated by puppetry since the age of seven, when he opened the World Book Encyclopedia to “Puppets”. He began touring his puppet shows at the age of fourteen and has been on the road ever since.

Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes premiered in 1986 with Fool’s Edge, which played the Edmonton Fringe Festival that summer. Ronnie began his long association with Theatre Network in 1990, when Awful Manors premiered on the Roxy stage. For his work with Theatre of Marionettes, Ronnie has received numerous awards in the Canadian theatre as a playwright, actor and designer (including eight Sterling Awards from the Edmonton theatre community), and international recognition including a Village Voice OBIE Award in New York for Off-Broadway Theatre. 10 Days on Earth is the tenth production from Theatre of Marionettes, and follows the now-retired international success Provenance and the “Memory Dress Trilogy” of Tinka’s New Dress, Street of Blood and Happy, all of which played here at The Roxy.

Throughout 2006-07, Ronnie will be performing 10 Days on Earth in Vancouver, Auckland, Sydney, London, Manchester, Vienna, Montreal and other cities around the world. When not jiggling puppets in front of strangers, Ronnie lives in expensive, noisy Toronto, and is presently working on two new productions – Billy Twinkle, Requiem for a Golden Boy and Penny Plain. Ronnie really really really thanks you for turning off your cell phone.

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