Alumni of the University of Essex matchfunded £250
By
Eifion Ap Cadno
London
Meet Al. He means well, eats his greens and sometimes smokes them too. As he struggles to express his feelings for his mate Nic, the drugs take hold.
A farce full of clowning, physical comedy, live music, harpoon Nerf guns, confetti cannons, singing fish and inappropriate humour: The Dip is a young man's technicolour trip of homosexual awakening; it's going to be a wild ride.
Written by Artistic Director Eifion Ap Cadno, The Dip is Milk and Blood's debut show.
The Edinburgh Fringe is the world's largest arts festival and hands down the best platform to get The Dip out there and establish Milk and Blood. So far people have loved The Dip and we can't wait to share it with the world!
However the Fringe is expensive business and at this early stage in our development we need your help to cover some of the costs. While we will make money on ticket sales, there are plenty of costs before even getting to Edinburgh. £3,500 will cover these and help us enormously. We will love you forever and ever and ever and always.
Our theatre is sex, drugs and rock and roll...
Formed by Eifion Ap Cadno on East 15's Acting and Contemporary Theatre course in 2018, we are a company of young actors, creatives and musicians. Through new writing, devising, original music and improvisation: we create work that is honest, takes risks and doesn't pull punches. Come into our world, our house party, and you'll leave with wide eyes, sore abs and a hunger to do it all over again.
Why blow our own horn when others can do it for us?
" The Dip has veins that beat out of your arm and stuff themselves back in just to beat back out again. Stoner comedy, homophobic police fish, the Baba Ganoush Gestapo and an insane live band spitting out pure adrenaline and funk - it's hard finding something this purely original around." - Marysa Finnie, Superglue Assembly Line
"I'm incredibly excited by the potential of Milk and Blood to make genuinely surprising, hilarious and touching new work. The Dip demonstrates this ability in abundance with vibrant and irrepressible theatricality. I couldn't help but fall in love with it!" - Jesse Briton
"So painfully funny I writhed around in my seat howling and screaming from punch line to punch line. The Mighty Boosh on acid!" - Luke Clarke, The Alchemist Theatre
We don't mess around - unless Ray Charles tells us to - so we've got some pretty cool rewards for you! Look at our Rewards section for more tantalising info...
Have a look at our trailer:
And a few photos:
Things are getting fishy...
Our musicians "spitting out pure adrenaline"
Officer Baba of the Baba Ganoush Gestapo
"Someone might update their status or post a photo of my soufflled remains to Instagram."
"Congratulations!"
Meet the locals...
That costume and Nerf gun we were telling you about?
Select this reward if you just want to donate to the project without receiving a reward.
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You get a badge! And we'll let the world know on social media that you chose to spend £5 on something more worthwhile than a London pint!
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Estimated delivery: 1 May 2018
You'll get two tickets to the show at the Fringe and a badge! We'll also let the world know on social media that you are a Legend and know where the party's at.
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You'll get one of our shiny posters with a personal message signed by your favourite character! You'll also get two tickets to the show at the Fringe, a badge and the world will know on social media that you ARE where the party's at.
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You'll get a personalised, signed original piece of artwork designed by artistic director and writer of The Dip Eifion Ap Cadno, or our fantastic designer Becca White! You'll also get two tickets to the show at The Fringe, A PERSONALISED BADGE, and the world will know on social media that you're invited to the after-show partayy!
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We will write and record an original song extolling your virtues and good looks. You'll get two signed pieces of original artwork, one by artistic director and writer of The Dip Eifion Ap Cadno, one by show designer Becca White! You'll also get two tickets to the show at the Fringe, A PERSONALISED BADGE, and we'll let the world know on social media that you're buying the drinks at the after-show partayy! Disclaimer: you don't actually have to buy the drinks.
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We'll give you everything aforementioned, and give you a shout out in one of our shows! Context to be decided.
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Estimated delivery: 1 August 2018