Fundraiser- Peter Searles Solo Show

NEW ACTORS CENTRE FUNDRAISER

Bare Bones Theatre – An Evening with Pete Searles

Actor, writer and international storyteller Pete Searles performs highlights from his acclaimed solo show Through Peru.

With nothing but voice, body and imagination, Pete conjures vivid characters, unexpected encounters and moments of danger, comedy and wonder.

This is bare bones theatre at its most immediate — where the performer, the story and the audience meet face to face.

The evening also introduces Pete’s five-day masterclass:

The Art of the Solo Show – Creating Theatre from Your Own Experience

A practical and inspiring course showing actors how to transform their own lives, memories and adventures into compelling solo performance.

Actor, writer, director and storyteller Pete Searles has spent a lifetime turning extraordinary real-life adventures into compelling solo theatre.

Since training at LAMDA, Peter has worked extensively as an actor in theatre, television and radio. His writing credits include the award-nominated Forest People, co-written with Douglas Hodge for BBC Television, and Five Smooth Stones for the Bush Theatre.

Peter is best known for his repertoire of comedic one-man shows, which draw on his travels and adventures around the world. Described as “part-actor, part-clown, part-raconteur” (Evening Standard), he has toured internationally across the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, the Middle East, the Far East, South Africa and throughout Europe.

His solo work has appeared at leading venues including the Cottesloe - National Theatre, Soho Theatre and Royal Exchange Manchester, as well as numerous literary, arts and comedy festivals. His award-winning Edinburgh Fringe show Sex, Lies and a DVD (previously titled Sex… with Pete Searles) was later performed on Broadway and at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. His adaptation of A Chile Christmas from the Hey Gringo! Trilogy was Pick of the Day - Afternoon Play on BBC Radio 4 

Peter has also directed numerous acclaimed solo performances, including Fibber in the Heat, Telling It Like It Light Be and Drifting with comedian Miles Jupp, Diatribe of Love with Linda Marlowe, and Veteran Comedian with Nick Wilty.