One German’s perspective on how to survive Fringe: Familie Flöz is back!
Mask theatre specialists and Fringe veterans, Familie Flöz return to Edinburgh with their 2004 hitTeatro Delusio – a silent show, theatre about theatre – and company’s producer Gianni Bettucci shares their advice on how to survive August in Edinburgh (including: don’t bother with flyers and locate your nearest tumble dryer asap).
Familie Flöz presents
TEATRO DELUSIO
The art of saying everything without a single word
- Familie Flöz returns to the Pleasance after 2015’s sell out success HOTEL PARADISO
- World leading mask theatre specialist Familie Flöz presents TEATRO DELUSIO, 12 years after its acclaimed Festival Fringe premiere.
- The show takes over The Pleasance’s biggest stage in The Grand between 3 and 29 of August.
- Theatre in a theatre, TEATRO DELUSIO tells the story of three stage technicians fighting for their own happiness behind the scenes.
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Established in 1994, Familie Flöz – Essen-originated and now Berlin-based physical theatre company – brings back their 2004 sell-out show TEATRO DELUSIO to this year’s Fringe to take over the biggest stage at The Pleasance for almost four weeks. The show is back on tour by popular demand after a four year break. This is Familie Flöz’s fourth visit to the Fringe, following the sell-out success of Hotel Paradiso in 2015.
From the world’s leading mask theatre specialist comes TEATRO DELUSIO, a dark comedy revolving around three stage technicians whose lives, usually hidden, take centre stage as the glamorous world of pretence blends with the down to earth life backstage in this silent show.
The efficient Bob is young, strong and unpredictable; the chronically tired and sickly Bernd is constantly bossed around and the idle, always hungry Ivan is permanently anxious not to lose control over the shows. This fantastic ensemble excels in breath-taking fighting scenes, deadly intrigues and heart-breaking arias of world-famous plays.
Familie Flöz is one of Europe’s most prolific touring theatre companies: with over 150 shows per year, they have performed in 34 countries worldwide. TEATRO DELUSIO premiered in the Arena Berlin in 2004 and toured South America, Asia and Europe.
Wordless and yet somehow so expressive, full of yearning and yet also filled with joy; this is splendid and immensely skillful character comedy. The Guardian
Every now and then, a show comes along that scoops you up from the start, whisks you along on a roller coaster ride and deposits you at the end of the track, gasping for breath and wanting to do it all again. This is one of those. Edinburgh Evening News