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TRAVERSE @ THE BARONY BAR (VENUE 311)
BARFLIES
Adapted from stories by Charles Bukowski
Grid Iron
World Premiere
Some people never get crazy.
What truly awful lives they must lead. Bukowski
Multi award-winning Grid Iron invite you to their local, The Barony Bar, to delve deeply into the alcoholic world of Bukowski's alter ego Henry Chinaski.
A search for meaning and pleasure in the arms and in the bodies of a series of women drives Henry to confront the darkest corners of himself and to challenge the whole ethic of the working life. Maybe more humanity, more analysis of the human psyche could be found from the edge of a barstool than from the most wide- ranging travels or the deepest research in a library.
Barflies looks at the profound liberation of alcohol, its opening up of corners of sexuality and mental activity, as well as its more undesirable effects.
Without alcohol, no great art. Without alcohol, no great life?
Enjoy grid Iron responsibly.
Barflies is supported by
| BARFLIES |  [no booking fees] |
| PREVIEW | Friday 7 August (3pm). Preview Ticket Price £11 (£5 concessions) |
| DATES & TIMES | Saturday 8 - Monday 31 August. Week 0. Saturday 8 Aug - Sunday 9 Aug (3pm). Week 1. Monday 10 Aug - Thursday 13 Aug (3pm), Sunday 16 Aug (3pm). Week 2. Monday 17 Aug - Thursday 20 Aug (3pm), Sunday 23 Aug (3pm). Week 3. Monday 24 Aug (12pm, 3pm), Tuesday 25 Aug (12pm, 3pm), Wednesday 26 Aug - Thursday 27 Aug (3pm), Sunday 30 Aug (3pm). Week 4. Monday 31 Aug (3pm) |
| TICKETS: | Sunday - Thursday £16 (£11 concessions/£5 unemployed) |
| VENUE | The Barony Bar (Venue 311) |
| RUNNING TIME | 1 hour 15 mins |
| EARLY BIRD | £12 (£8 concessions/£5 unemployed) on Saturday 8 August if bought before Saturday 25 July (subject to availability) |
| LINK(S) | Gridiron |
Photo credit: Douglas Jones
Adapted and directed by: Ben Harrison
Music: David Paul Jones
Designer: Becky Minto
Lighting Design: Paul Claydon
Cast: Keith Fleming, Gail Watson & David Paul Jones
'I pour my liver into my fuckin' work. Liquefy it and pour it in. Jam it down into the blender. You wanna see my liver? '
"(Grid Iron) one of the best exponents of the site-specific genre in the world."
The Scotsman