Synopsis
The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland
$14.99 Published by Oberon
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And an audience split in two - each experiencing auditory hallucinations
This serious comedy from acclaimed theatre company Ridiculusmus was inspired by a treatment method for psychosis that has virtually eradicated schizophrenia from Western Lapland
The text is syncopated and harmonised throughout with duets on words and phrases, cooking up a dizzying concoction of memory, delusion and reality that culminates in a unified third act of denouement set between the past and present
A denouement that is the defining moment of the protagonist's life
The starkly original play conjures a comic nightmare of delusion while offering a hopeful world of polyphonic uncertainty
A world where dialogue can transform your life
REVIEWS
"Embedded here is an argument for a different treatment for mental illness, practised in Finland, that embraces dialogue with a community, not just a patient ... a startling piece of work that challenges how you listen and fathom what you hear"' ★★★★ ~ Guardian
" .... intelligent, formally liberated and bloody peculiar ... as both seriously thought-provoking and seriously funny theatre, it sees Ridiculusmus (remaining) at the very top of their game" ★★★★ ~ Exeunt Magazine
Ridiculusmus
Ridiculusmus has been producing seriously funny theatre for over 20 years
The company is led by David Woods and Jon Haynes, who write, direct and perform
They began as a rabble of graduates from the Poor School in London adapting comic novels for the London fringe
They've since evolved to establish the Company as a flagship performance group, touring nationally and internationally with works passionately wrought from minimal resources, aiming to be both serious and funny