Edinburgh 2016:
Following the success of 'Spillikin' at last year's fringe festival, we were thrilled to return this year (to a bigger venue) with a story that resonated with our current political and cultural climate.
Following the success of 'Spillikin' at last year's fringe festival, we were thrilled to return this year (to a bigger venue) with a story that resonated with our current political and cultural climate.
"This is a bold, hugely enjoyable piece of theatre that wouldn't be out of place on any of the city's main stages. This is serious, thought-provoking stuff that sets its sights high, and scores a direct hit." **** The List
"Pipeline Theatre started in 2013 with the aim of creating challenging, topical theatre with high production values, and they don’t fail on any count here. A highly ingenious set ... and a fresh take on an old subject – the absurdity of war. Swivelhead is a poignant and often blackly humorous take on the unseen casualties on both sides." The National
Swivelhead
An RAF drone pilot visits his rural childhood home for his sister’s wedding, following his most recent, and ill-executed mission. Holed up in his old tree-house he becomes aware of something impossible: he's turning into an owl…
Based on research and testimony from ex-RAF and Drone pilots, ex-soldiers dealing with PTSD, clinical therapists and experts in the field of the ethics of drone warfare, 'Swivelhead' uses knife-sharp text, puppetry, projection and an immersive soundscape, to present a visceral, black-humoured exploration of the ethical and personal consequences of a new age of warfare.
Age guide - 16+
An RAF drone pilot visits his rural childhood home for his sister’s wedding, following his most recent, and ill-executed mission. Holed up in his old tree-house he becomes aware of something impossible: he's turning into an owl…
Based on research and testimony from ex-RAF and Drone pilots, ex-soldiers dealing with PTSD, clinical therapists and experts in the field of the ethics of drone warfare, 'Swivelhead' uses knife-sharp text, puppetry, projection and an immersive soundscape, to present a visceral, black-humoured exploration of the ethical and personal consequences of a new age of warfare.
Age guide - 16+