Winner of the NZ Fringe ‘Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award’ 2025, critically acclaimed clown-fruit-mash-up 'How to Art' returns for three nights only!
Fresh from charming the art connoisseurs of Pōneke, the bananas are making a quick stop back in Tāmaki Makaurau to fundraise before leaping the ditch to Melbourne this October.
“One of the funniest shows I have ever seen anywhere” - Lexie Matheson, Theatreview
Two bananas wake up duct-taped to the wall of a prestigious art gallery and meet their maker. Three artists, two auctions, one audience… Will anyone get paid?
Birthed from the burnt-out brains of Katie Burson and Georgie Llewellyn, How to Art is a physical-theatre-clown-fruit-mash-up about making art, surviving, and chasing mass a-peel. In a world that values youth, perfection and mass production, can two bruised bananas go the distance? Ripe with potential, can they find their place before they’re put up for sale?
Jesters, collectors, and narcissists reign in this low-brow exploration of the cost of creativity and the art of living.
Dont miss your chance to find out how starving these artists truly are.
Watch out, Picasso.
“How to Art is the type of fun show that many of us really need right now. At its core, the show is bonkers in a weirdly fascinating and exceedingly entertaining way”. - Sharu Delikan and Tim Booth
“A superb clowning commentary on the contemporary art scene.” - John Smythe, Theatreview
'How to Art' was developed over two years, supported by artistic residencies with Wellesley Studios, Capital E, and TAPAC.
The show features performances by Katie Burson, Bronwyn Ensor and Georgie Llewellyn, production design by Rob Byrne, costume design by Dan Collings, object design by Tse-Yu Lin, sound composition by Fia Haugh, directorial support from Hayley Dallimore, choreographic support from Tash Kohler, and dramaturgical support from Dan Goodwin.
Produced by Charlie Underhill for Ratbags Theatre.
Ratbags is an emerging collaborative hothouse for multidisciplinary performance works in Tāmaki Makaurau. Ratbags seeks to fortify and enrich the theatre community in Tāmaki Makaurau, championing new theatre forms and providing a platform for new artistic collaborations.
www.ratbags.co.nz
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