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Art Heist

Short Play, Comedy  /  4any gender (adult)

Jack Bradfield, Poltergeist Theatre

Three Thieves break into the same gallery on the same night.

They’re all intent on stealing the same extremely valuable painting. They’re bound to meet and it’s bound to get messy.

Art Heist

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller, Experimental
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary

Three Thieves break into the same gallery on the same night.

They’re all intent on stealing the same extremely valuable painting. They’re bound to meet and it’s bound to get messy.

Poltergeist present an existential caper, an interactive sketch-show, an exploration of how the brain curates the world, a tragedy about cognitive malfunction  –  an Art Heist play, but why label?

From the team behind the multi-award-winning Lights Over Tesco Car Park.

Produced by Poltergeist in association with The North Wall Arts Centre.

New Diorama / Underbelly Untapped Award 2019

Also includes… the Official Art Heist Game!

Cast Attributes
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Additional Features Special Effects
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)

Media

“Art Heist smuggles in tricky ideas under the guise of silliness.” – The Guardian

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Jack Bradfield

Jack Bradfield

Jack Bradfield is Artistic Director of Poltergeist and Resident Director at the Almeida Theatre. Poltergeist are an Associate Company at the North Wall, and in 2018 were listed in the Guardian as one of the UK’s Best Young Theatre Companies.

His new piece, Art Heist, is recipi ...

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Poltergeist Theatre

Poltergeist Theatre
Poltergeist are an award-winning group of directors, writers, designers and performers who come together to make theatre. Named “one of the UK’s best young theatre companies” by the Guardian, they make work that is, first and foremost, collaborative, and fully in touch wit ...
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