The Alonetimes

The Alonetimes is a fragmented archaeology of personal stories from the past. Six multi-skilled performers operate across a mash-up of places and times, slipping in and out of different voices, different lives. They tell us stories, the sort of stories we carry around like pebbles in our pockets, stories we need to tell each other in order to resolve them, in order to finally set them down and move forward, in order not to be trapped between different periods of time.

By turns deeply moving and darkly comic, the piece weaves together semi-autobiographical stories of broken friendships, fumbled virginity losses, quiet moments of revelation with a stranger at a hotel bar, emotional meltdowns during a forest bathing session. As we thread our way through this kaleidoscopic minefield of memories, audience and performers together, we will work through our shit from the past, put it to rest, and maybe feel a bit less alone.

Through two very different bodies of work and working practices, Jennifer and Philip share a common love for storytelling, collage, the voice and music theatre at its most eclectic. They often weave their own life experiences into their work, striving to make direct, visceral connections with the audience; music theatre that can ask what it means to be alive, that talks openly and honestly about human relationships.

Text, Music & Direction: Jennifer Walshe & Philip Venables
Accordion: Andreas Borregaard
Violin: Diamanda La Berge Dramm
Voice: Loré Lixenberg
Voice: Oskar McCarthy
Percussion: Vanessa Porter
Bass clarinet: Adam Starkie
Light & Costumes: Aedín Cosgrove
Commission and support: Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
Executive production: Festival Musica Strasbourg