Myth and the mundane collide in a valiant tale of power and order

Olivier award-winning Kidd Pivot returns with a work fuelled by the power of language and myth. A group of medieval re-enactors have gathered for an Annual General Meeting in their local community hall. As the Board of Directors, they oversee an event called ‘Quest Fest’ that has fallen on hard times: membership is dwindling, debt is mounting, and the hall is falling apart. Unless something drastic happens, the Directors of this esteemed order will face dissolution. As the meeting goes on, the line between real and re-enactment begins to blur, ancient forces are awoken, and it soon becomes clear that there is something much more at stake than a mock-medieval tournament.

From the team that brought you the ground-breaking, award-winning productions of Betroffenheit and Revisor, choreographer and director Crystal Pite and playwright Jonathon Young join forces again to present a dance theatre hybrid that promises the company’s signature wit and invention.

Header image © Michael Slobodian
Header image description: A large ensemble of performers in medieval-inspired costumes and armour is aranged within a large frame. Some performers kneel while others stand and gesture around a central figure holding a sword.