You Me Bum Bum Train

You Me Bum Bum Train is an interactive performance devised by Kate Bond and Morgan Lloyd in 2004. It gained critical acclaim in the United Kingdom when it was awarded the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust prize[1] while showing at the Barbican Centre in London. In 2010 You Me Bum Bum Train won the Evening Standard award for outstanding newcomer. The show at Empire House in Stratford, East London in 2012 was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. [2]

Visitors to the performance pass through a series of scenes, such as a funeral and a hair salon, where they must improvise a part without any foreknowledge or preparation.

The entertainment magazine Dazed & Confused reported; "What was one of London's more obtuse treasures is set to become one of Great Britain's proudest moments." The Times said; "It leaves you questioning everything, and it's lots of fun."[3] Time Out magazine wrote; "My highlight of 2008 was You Me Bum Bum Train, if only real life were that interesting."

YMBBT has provoked controversy due to the fact that none of the performers gets paid.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.barbican.org.uk/news/artformnews/theatredance/you-me-bum-bum-train
  2. ↑ http://www.olivierawards.com/nominations/view/item137190/outstanding-achievement-in-an-affiliate-theatre/
  3. ↑ The Times (London) http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/style/article1480556.ece. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Barnett, Laura (13 July 2012). "You Me Bum Bum Train gives actors a bad ride, says union". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2010/07/equity-warns-sell-out-show-of-possible-minimum-wage-breach/