Tony Lidington – Pierrot Heroes

DATE: Friday 5th June
TIME: 10:30 – 11.45
LOCATION: Monks Yard

DESCRIPTION

Tony Lidington has been a showman for over 35 years – researching and implementing British popular entertainment forms in a wide variety of contexts throughout the country. He is a founder and performer of the last-remaining professional seaside pierrot troupe, “The Pierrotters.

Tony started his professional career in Brighton 1983 with his first theatre company – the highly acclaimed “Bright Red Theatre” before moving to Yorkshire to become Fellow in Theatre at Bradford University. He is now based in Devon and was awarded a doctorate from Exeter University in 2017. He continues to teach as a part-time lecturer on the drama course at Exeter. Today’s talk concentrates on the role of pierrots in British popular entertainment – “Pierrot Heroes”.