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Northern Irish Theatre Company Big Telly are taking there successful production of Gulliver (an adaptation from Gulliver Travels) on a UK Tour FROM 20TH Oct-13th Nov

Gulliver is packing his bags and heading on his travels

This is the last week you can catch Big Telly Theatre Company and the MAC theatres co-production of Gulliver in Belfast before it takes to the road on a UK tour. Gulliver is a hilarious homage that couldnt be more different than Swifts original. Audiences can expect a fast-paced show packed with lots of laughs, incorporating amazing projection and a new musical score.

A hilarious sequel in which the classic tale is completely turned on its head. Think Modern Family meets the Simpsons. The MAC

Loved Gulliverstand out writing, acting. Go see. Marie Louise Muir BBC Arts Show

The actors were fantastic, script was funny and thought provoking a weird but wonderful experience. MydaysNI

Have spent all morning reminiscing about the amazing Gulliver one of the best casts Ive ever seen. David Meade, Mentalist

surreal and memorableunless Lilliputians get there first. Alan in Belfast

Hectic, hi-tech family fun. Plenty of Laughs, a lot of surprises and even more adrenaline. Dont You Miss It

The grown-up comedy tells the tale of Gullivers return home. Hes back, but will his family cope with all his strange new ways? From invasions by little people, to a new baby with interesting developmental traits, Gulliver and his family have to learn to live together in a strange new world, where weird is the new normal.

Written by Zoe Seaton & Shelley Atkinson and directed by Zoe Seaton, the show stars Bryan Quinn (Gulliver); Patrick J OReilly (son Johnny); Shelley Atkinson (Mum); Nicky Harley (daughter Betty); Helen Roche (Granny) and Brendan Conroy (Jim).

Zoe Seaton, Big Telly Theatre Company said To tackle a classic story, by Jonathan Swift no less, was slightly daunting to begin with but we had a lot of fun with the script, imagining what Gulliver would have actually been like when he sailed back into town after 25 years away from his family. We were interested in what the impact on the family would be of having such an extraordinary father.

Our six actors have been great to work with. Rehearsals have begun and at the moment, were working through the story, from the flash-back scenes of his return from different places to the conflict in the present tense as he tries to impose a new regime on anyone who'll listen. We're working closely with a fight choreographer, film maker and composer to make a piece of theatre which is visual and action packed, contains satire and wit, and lots of laugh out loud moments.

ine McVerry, Director of Marketing & Communications, the MAC said: Lots of audiences will know the original Gulliver tale, or elements of it like the people of Lilliput, but we guarantee that this version will be unlike any other. Were describing it as the sequel what might have happened when Gulliver returned home to his family after so many years away and all the frustrations and comedy that goes along with his reintegration to modern life.

This is our first co-production with Big Telly and were delighted to be working on such an exciting, fun show together. Zoe and Shelleys script is fantastic and we are really looking forward to seeing it come to life on stage in this ambitious new show that I know audiences will just love.

TOUR DATES

THE MAC 29th September-17th October

Byre Theatre, St. Andrews 20th October

Unity Theatre, Liverpool 23rd-24th October (Part Of Liverpool Irish Festival)

The Met, Bury 27th October

Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax 28th October

Mansfield Place Theatre, 29th October

Fairfields ,Croydon, 31st October

CAST, Doncaster, 3rd November

The Playhouse, Derry 6th November

The Alley, Strabane 7th November

Smock Alley Dublin 8th-10th November

Riverside, Coleraine 12th November

Ardhowen, Enniskillen 13th November

For further information, press tickets, interviews and images please contact:

Emer Dooris [email protected]