Award-winning Scottish theatre company SUPERFAN has announced a UK tour of their explosive, high-octane production Stuntman, following its acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Blending dance, theatre, and circus, Stuntman is a hilarious and tender exploration of masculinity and male violence, inspired by classic action films and the performers’ own experiences.
The show features a duet between two stuntmen who grapple with their relationship to violence both on and off screen. Through exaggerated, cartoonish fight sequences, Stuntman challenges how we perceive violence in media and the influence of action-hero role models on men and boys.
Performers David Banks (Fox) and Sadiq Ali (The Chosen Haram, Tell Me, The Unlikely Friendship of Featherboy and Tentacle Girl) deliver a physically intense, funny, and moving performance that has been praised for its depth and theatricality.
The production features striking film set-inspired design by Rachel O’Neill, sound design by Richy Carey, and lighting design by Michaella Fee.
Director and Deviser Pete Lannon (Nosedive, Like Animals) said:
“It’s great to be bringing Stuntman back to audiences around the UK, and to be touring to a lot of places we haven’t taken work to before. This show is bursting with fun as well as tackling some really complex themes, and every time we perform the show it feels like those themes have just become more urgent and relevant. I especially can’t wait to bring the show to my hometown of Berwick-upon-Tweed (the first time I’ve toured there) and to audiences in HMPYOI Polmont.”
The tour includes a limited run at HMP YOI Polmont, Scotland’s largest Young Offenders Institution, and features BSL-interpreted performances at several venues.
SUPERFAN, known for their playful and genre-blending approach to theatre, were Company-in-Residence at the National Theatre of Scotland in 2021 and recipients of the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award in 2019.
Stuntman has received critical acclaim, with The List calling it “the kind of theatre we need” ★★★★, and The Stage describing it as “a subtle and moving meditation on masculine violence” ★★★★.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
