NZ International Arts Festival 2010 - Revolt of the Mannequins (Final Day)

Well, this was fun.

We've finally reached the conclusion of the Revolt of the Mannequins, by Royal de Luxe, part of the 2010 NZ international Festival of the Arts, and it went out with a bang.

Most mannequins have escaped their glass prisons and we'll probably meet them again in the streets of Wellington, passing for regular people. I loved that there were no wrapped-up endings and that we're left with a sense that their stories have only just started.

If you want to see it from the beginning,see Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Days 4 and 5, Day 7 and Day 8 (unfortunately, I missed Day 6).

Closing-Down Sale




Evil Tale For Other People's Children


The Comic Fire Brigade






Mystery Story




The Angelus, by Millet




Eat Your Soup If You Want To Grow Up And Be Strong




Nightmare of the Puddle






The Hunter








Positive Test




The Kitchen


The Lovers

NZ International Arts Festival 2010 - Revolt of the Mannequins (Day 8)

Days 8 of the Revolt of the Mannequins, by Royal de Luxe, part of the 2010 NZ international Festival of the Arts.

For the story so far, see Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Days 4 and 5 and Day 7 (unfortunately, I missed Day 6).

Only one more to go and things are getting very interesting with the mannequins refusing to be restrained by their shop windows!

Closing-Down Sale




Evil Tale For Other People's Children






The Comic Fire Brigade






The Angelus, By Millet


Eat Your Soup I You Want To Grow Up Big And Strong






The Nightmare of the Puddle




The Mystery has moved next door to the Nightmare, and an arrest is being made.


The Hunter




Positive Test




The Kitchen




The Lovers

NZ International Arts Festival 2010 - Revolt of the Mannequins (Day 7)

Days 7 of the Revolt of the Mannequins, by Royal de Luxe, part of the 2010 NZ international Festival of the Arts

Unfortunately, I missed Day 6, but you can still see Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Days 4 and 5.

Closing-Down Sale






Evil Tale for Other People's Children




The Comic Fire Brigade




The Angelus, by Millet






Eat Your Soup If You Want To Grow Up Big And Strong


Nightmare of the Puddle




The Hunter






The Kitchen


The Lovers


Photobucket censored and deleted the Postive Test photos, presumably due the fact that one of the characters - the new-born child - has a visible, if tiny, penis.

I am a little disturbed by the turn some of these performances are taking, especially The Comic Fire Brigade, Evil Tale for Other People's Children and now even The Lovers: a little too much violence of men on women. They are mannequins, of course, but still... Loving The Angelus, though!