About the Show

SPONTANEOUS PRODUCTIONS in association with KIRKDALE BOOKSHOP presents:

The very best short plays and sketches by THE BROTHERS KAUFMAN

It’s back – the brand even a People’s Vote couldn’t kill off! Ocelot Gymkhana was a series of short play and sketch nights staged by Spontaneous Productions between 2009-2013. Showcasing the comically surreal and quirky stylings of the Brothers Kaufman, each Ocelot show had its diehard fans – and detractors. Now, after a well-earned five year hiatus, the Brothers are reviving their pick of the best pieces, dusting them down, giving them a new lease of life, and occasional mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to entertain, bamboozle, confuse and possibly outrage those of a sensitive nature. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the Brothers Kaufman!

• SWEETS
  A park bench. A man on a mission. Can you remember the scent of parma violets?
• EVENING CLASSES
  Lorna just wants to stretch herself – so can she find a suitable course or will it all end in tears?
• THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
  He must be obeyed. But just suppose you could stand up to him and his beady black eyes?
• THE CHAVS AND THE SHOEMAKER
  The Brothers Grimm gets a contemporary re-write. Who says fairy tales should have happy endings?
• “101”
  Luke just wants to write a play. But will the characters let him get own way this time?
• HERMAN
  A lonely woman in bed. A household robot. Surely nothing can go wrong?
• LIP
  Kids today, what can you do? Time for teacher to put the record straight…
• EDGE OF DANGER
  Stood on the top of the cliffs, perhaps not the best place to contemplate a bleak future…
• THE CRUNCH
  It’s the last day of trading for high street favourite Silkworths – can the manager help sweeten the deal?
• THE INTERPRETER
  The award-winning play about a high-stakes summit gets a Trumpian twist. Missiles?!
• DRUGS WAY? NO WAY!
  The Theatre-in-Education show to end all Theatre-in-Education shows. Altogether now: Drugs Way? No Way!

The Credits

Producer and director – Jonathan Kaufman
Original music – Julian Kaufman
Robot designed and built – Joe Kaufman

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