Multi Story Theatre Company: Last Dance Saloon

Two people, no longer in the first flush of youth, find each other at a tango retreat in Buenos Aires. 

A spark is lit and their passion smoulders – this was meant to be. But one has work and family ties in South America, the other in North Devon. They settle into the frustrations of a long-distance relationship fulled by regular tango sessions in Argentina, that include unexpected flights of imagination. Then one of them weighs the ecological consequences.

A multi story mix of music, song, tango and stories ancient and modern.

 

"Like a warm hug on a stormy night."

 

"A tour de force that provokes, entertains and dazzles."

 

"Sensitive, funny, moving, poignantly relevant and viscerally relatable."

 

"I just loved it!  It felt like you expressed lots of different threads about what it is to be alive and human at this time of my life, in this age. And you wove those threads into something that for me, expressed a beautiful freedom of the dance of the heart. Thank you both for creating something that could do that... it's very special." 

 

Multi Story have spent twenty-four years crafting powerful narratives for intimate spaces, thriving on the close connections fostered in studio theatres and community venues. Their latest production features people we recognise, striving to do their best for themselves, their families and the future. It resonates particularly with the grandparent generation, contemplating their legacy, while also engaging younger audiences in conversations about the world they’re inheriting. The performance is staged 'in the round' to evoke the atmosphere of a Tango social event.

 

Inspired by the energy and can-do-culture of the Canadian Fringe circuit, Gill Nathanson and Bill Buery established multi story theatre company in 2000 to create work that reflects the world we live in, often through the lens of older stories. They currently have a repertoire of six plays for adults and eight for younger audiences which they perform in theatres, arts centres, village halls, community centres, schools and colleges both nationally and internationally.

Covid lockdown saw the company focussing more on their home turf in North Devon. They researched and wrote the first draft of a community play for Barnstaple which is now undergoing further development.

Post-covid they insitigated Theatre Workshouse to fill in some of the gaps for local early career theatre-makers who had lost out in their final years at drama school or university.

Gill and Bill also inaugurated Barnstaple’s Fringe TheatreFest back in 2007 which they continue to be heavily involved with.

 

Full list of all Fringe Extra, Barnstaple, performances here.