FAILURE STUDIES
Written by Marco Biasioli
SYNOPSIS
Failure Studies is a short play by Marco Biasioli. 'Failure Studies' is the name of the academic journal where Marc, Babe and George all work. In its office, these three individuals explore the nuances of failure in relation to their lives and humanity as a whole. What does failure mean? Do we learn from our failing? Do we fail 'better', as Samuel Beckett famously said? Well...we shall see.
PRODUCTION INFO
Genre: Absurd comedy
Running time: 50 minutes
Previous performances:
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The Kings Arms, Salford (Greater Manchester Fringe) | 12-14 September 2021
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The Alma Tavern, Bristol | 6-7 June 2022
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The Rondo Theatre, Bath (Bath Fringe) | 8 June 2022
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The Etcetera Theatre, Camden (Camden Fringe) | 15-17 August 2022
'...delightful three-person-show...'
'...genuine insight...'
'...endearingly zany dialogue...'
Sarah Birch, Camden Citizen
'...beautiful moments of self-realisation...'
'...a nutty, enjoyable, excruciating, laugh-out loud show, with a clever script. Hopefully, we will be seeing more from this company in the future.'
Heather Jeffery, London Pub Theatres Magazine
'...Marc, an editor, played with viciously enjoyable eye-twitching energy by David Allen...'
'Played with absolute gusto, the physical performance by Luke Richards alone makes Failure Studies worth a watch.'
'Do I want to see what this clearly creative theatre company does next? Absolutely.'
Jonathan Walfisz, Always Time for Theatre
'...a brilliantly acted piece devised from a novel concept that, as a whole, feels as if it is ready to immediately hit a much bigger stage.'
The Greater Manchester Reviewer
'A highly confident production...Failure Studies cannot be considered a failure.'
David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide
THE TEAM
LIAM GROGAN
Director / Writer / Producer
Liam is a Bristol born director and composer and a founding member of Precarious Theatre. Involved in all aspects of theatre from a young age, his directorial debut came with Precarious and Marco Biasioli's Failure Studies at the GM Fringe in 2021. As an artist, Liam finds the basis of innovation in fun and honest collaboration and seeks to access the humanity of theatrical work, embracing the complex and the absurd, to draw out that which can speak to an audience in compelling and engaging ways.
MARCO BIASIOLI
Writer
Born in Rome, Marco lived in London and Moscow before relocating to Manchester, where he completed his PhD in Russian contemporary music at the University of Manchester and is now a lecturer in Russian and East European Studies. A founding member of Precarious, his plays examine the relationship between humans and society through the exploration of themes such as work, technology, and the complexity of living together in contemporary society. He has had work performed at the Greater Manchester, Camden, and Edinburgh fringes, receiving plaudits from audiences and critics alike.
DAVID ALLEN in the role of MARC
FRANCESCA MARIA IZZO in the role of BABE
LUKE RICHARDS in the role of GEORGE
