Tape Face announces a seven-week season at the Garrick Theatre
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
FOLLOWING a stunning 2016 – during which he made his debut in Las Vegas, reached the final of America’s Got Talent, completed a sold-out 52 date tour of some of the UK’s most iconic venues and successfully persuaded Mel B to wear a toilet seat on her head live on American TV in front of an audience of over 14 million! – Tape Face has announced a seven-week season at the Garrick Theatre (June 6 to July 22, 2017).
The West End season promises to be a bigger, brighter and more theatrically spectacular re-imagining of everything Tape Face’s fans have come to expect from his much-loved brand of silent comedy. This truly is for everyone so be prepared to get immersed in a comedy world unlike any other. Visually stunning, heart-stopping, and sublime – you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and when it’s over you’ll be completely lost for words.
Sam Wills’ creation is totally unique – a multi-award-winning, multi-hyphenate spectacle that needs to be seen to be believed as he conjures uproarious, moving tableaux using only the most everyday objects and popular songs.
Tape Face, formerly known as The Boy with Tape on His Face, accesses the inner child in everyone. Through simple, clever and charming humour, he has created one of the most accessible and enjoyable shows the world has ever seen. Drawing on a heritage that includes silent film, mime, magic, puppetry, Motown and the films of Patrick Swayze, he is a pensive, curious soul approaching every object and audience member as a potential friend – or plaything.
Since Tape Face’s ‘birth’, his shows have sold out around the world during which time he has become a critically acclaimed silent sensation with Simon Cowell comparing him to a modern Charlie Chaplin.
For more information or to book tickets, call the box office on 0871 297 0777 or visit tapefacelondon.com/.
Also at the Garrick Theatre: Neal Foster’s adaptation of David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny (July 26 to September 3) and Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (previewing from September 28, 2017).