The Whole Routine is a new musical performance about control and longing by Edward Thomasson, created in collaboration with songwriter Robbie Ellen and composer Charlotte Harding, and performers Adrian Quinton, Callum Murphy, Clara Andersson, Penelope Granycome, Simon Tipping, Valerie McCann and Yasmine Holness-Dove, who join Edward on stage at London Performance Studios.

Developed over three years through weekend workshops and public presentations, this ambitious new work uses song and dance sequences to explore how patterns of behaviour develop to manage difficult social feelings. As harmonies falter, gestures fall flat, and routines slip out of time, The Whole Routine describes attempts at breaking the numb repetitions of conventional interaction and the sometimes-alarming awkwardness of trying to feel things differently.

Cast

Adrian Quinton
Callum Murphy
Clara Andersson
Edward Thomasson
Penelope Granycome
Simon Tipping
Valerie McCann
Yasmine Holness-Dove

Creative Team

Book, Lyrics & Choreography: Edward Thomasson
Music: Robbie Ellen & Charlotte Harding
Dramaturgy: Bendix Fesefeldt
Production: Carolina Ongaro
Somatic Facilitator: Andrew Kerton
Viewpoints Facilitator: Valerie McCann

Supported by The Elephant Trust, Royal College of Art, London Performance Studios, and The Name Drawing Supporters Circle.

Special thanks to Josh Andraos, Federico Hewson, Anna Holmes, Jos McKain, Shade Théret, Stanley Weissohn, Alistair Hall, Tracy Garcia, Tal Amitai, Manuela Zaugg, NUVOL3NUVOL3, Michele Porcelluzzi, Jerlyn Heinzen, and Lizeth Pachacama, who contributed to the development of The Whole Routine through workshops and public presentations.