That's Me on the
Left, In the Parka
by Bob Karper
That’s Me on the Left, in the
Parka
Normal can be extraordinary. Look in detail at an everyday life
and you can find art. There is beauty and inspiration right under
the couch. American-born Bob Karper has
taken stories from the lives of friends, family, and people. He’s
mixed them with film and original live music, and created a warm,
funny and moving show about self-consciousness and the nature
of love. Parka makes audience members
think, feel and leave delighted.
“Like Tom Waits soundtracking The Waltons, Bob Karper is
part performance artist, part one-man cabaret, complete with audience
participation… Warmth, generosity, and good old-fashioned
honesty ripple through this purging of a past gone mad.”
Glasgow Herald ****
“Karper’s show feels like a late-night
chat with a stranger in a bar. He is a wistful yet unsentimental
storyteller with a beguiling and idiosyncratic style… An
engagingly intimate portrait of relationships that makes love
seem a more complicated business than ever.”
The Guardian
“Bob Karper is a profoundly interesting
storyteller.”
The Scotsman
“Karper is a maestro.”
The Stage
The show runs for 75 minutes approx. No interval.
That’s Me on the Left, in the
Parka will tour from November 2010. Tour dates will
be found here
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