Feast: Community Service - Seamas Carey

Community service is a unique theatrical experience that brings people together, spreads communal Joy and turns the onlookers into the entertainmentSeamas Carey plays Geoff, a grumpy clown character who's been sent by The Council to spread collective joy, yet hates his job. He reluctantly gathers a crowd in a large circle; uses silent physical comedy to lead the audience through a series of humorous, silly and moving exercises.The group sing, dance and laugh whilst Seamas encourages them to create a new collective identity, name and secret handshake.People can come and go freely, but the show needs audience participation for it to succeed."a Joy from start to finish. It plays to all of seamas' strengths as charismatic and witty performer, deeply thoughtful activist
And inspirational choir leader all in one." Bill baker Jones - tete a tete directorSeamas Carey is a multi-disciplinary Cornish performer, musician, writer and social commentator whose work sits at the intersection of comedy, music and cultural inquiry. Deeply rooted in Cornwall yet resonating far beyond it, he is best known for dissecting big themes-masculinity, community, tradition, belonging -with disarming honesty and a wry sense of humour.A skilled multi-instrumentalist and composer, Seamas has created original music for theatre and film, and has collaborated with a range of arts organisations including Kneehigh, Wild Works, Bristol Old Vic, Traveling Light Theatre and Sally Cookson.