Everyman regulars Hoipolloi return to Liverpool for the second time this year with a comic and curiously uplifting show celebrating the complexities of death from the wonderful Welsh eccentric Hugh Hughes (Floating). Story of a Rabbit lifts the lid on life’s final mystery from 13 to 17 May at the Everyman.
When Hugh finds his neighbour’s rabbit lying dead in his garden, the only sensible thing to do is to put it in a box. But it doesn’t fit. As he puzzles over what to do he starts to wonder how much of life disappears once we die...
Combining Hugh Hughes’s uniquely charming theatricality with slideshows, short film sections and music from his best friend Aled, Story of a Rabbit explores the complexities of life in a funny, moving and uplifting manner as he recalls the death of his neighbour’s rabbit when confronted with the death of his father.
This is Hugh’s second visit to the Everyman alongside collaborators Hoipolloi following last year’s Floating. A regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Story of a Rabbit was a Fringe First Award winner as well as a Total Theatre Award nominee. Hoipolloi’s links with the Everyman are well-established, appearing on Hope Street just last month with The Doubtful Guest and have previously brought The Imposter to our stage.
Hugh Hughes, performance artist, had this to say about the production: “In Story of a Rabbit I tell two stories. One about a rabbit and the second about my father. The theme of death links them and by telling them together I hope the show helps us let go of any fear we have of dying. A lot of people asked me why I was making a show about death. I told them it was because so many questions surrounded the subject that it felt very attractive.” -- www.everymanplayhouse.com
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