Theatre

  • Fringe Festival

The Desert Bard

An immersive tale of steampunk nightmares and wide-open dreams.

Two boys lean out of a rusted and derelict car, looking to camera.
Two boys in a junk yard, filled with burnt out cars. One looks at camera in the foreground whilst the other jumps in the air behind.
Two boys squint up at camera, from the bonnet of a rusted and burnt out car. The boy on the left, wearing a dark shirt and cap, looks up shielding his eyes from the sun. The boy on the right, in a red shirt and overalls, squints his eyes.
Past Event
Two boys lean out of a rusted and derelict car, looking to camera.
Two boys in a junk yard, filled with burnt out cars. One looks at camera in the foreground whilst the other jumps in the air behind.
Two boys squint up at camera, from the bonnet of a rusted and burnt out car. The boy on the left, wearing a dark shirt and cap, looks up shielding his eyes from the sun. The boy on the right, in a red shirt and overalls, squints his eyes.

  • Presented by: Hot Heads

Lost boys, Sam and Boggins, meet in a barren desert and build a towering fantasy machine from the scraps that life has thrown them. As an audience member, prepare to be enveloped in the structure as Sam and Boggins build around you. This coming of age tale explores young male mental health, addiction and escapism.

On the boys’ journey, they are led by the Desert Bard. A lone-ranger vulture, with the Stetson of a cowboy and the mask of a plague doctor. The Desert Bard performs a live score throughout the show, singing a tale of black humour and watching over the boys as they build their world of steam-punk nightmares and wide-open dreams.

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