Bolt Upright (2003 - 2005)
Directed by Acushla Bastible
Bolt Upright was an Irish ghost story told by a gang of buffoon fairies and set in the aftermath of the Irish famine. Bolt Upright toured Ireland and the United States and was nominated for the Best Production Award at the 2003 Dublin Fringe Festival.
“Angel Exit has a reputation for excellence in physical theatre and it is maintained here”
The Irish Times
“Outstanding performances…with language and physical imagery clearly informed by an excellent devised process…I am glad to know these faeries are at work and look forward to their future magic”
Total Theatre Magazine
“The Revolutions festival ended with one of its best productions…young, energetic, inventive, and magical theatre”
The Albuquerque Journal, U.S.
“A highly charged, visually inventive piece of devised theatre”
RTE, Ireland
“A riot of invention”
The Times