B.L.I.P.S.
Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (physical theatre, circus)
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Venue 26Summerhall - Old Lab
- 10:00
- Aug 26
- 1 hour
- Country: Australia
- Group: 5 Feet Under and Love is the Drug
- Warnings and additional info: Strobe lighting, Haze, Loud noises Strong language/swearing, Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes; references to mental health / psychosis
- Accessibility: May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
- Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
- Policy applies to: Children under 2 years
Description
B.L.I.P.S. is a wild ride of real-life circus psychosis, acrobatic madness, hula-hoop hope and radical resilience. Have you ever had insomnia? Thought you were telepathic? Or believed you were Jesus incarnate? Margot Mansfield has, and this is her story. At 19, she began experiencing Brief Limited Intermittent Psychotic Symptoms. B.L.I.P.S. is a touching retelling about the chaos of psychosis, told through beautiful imagery, physical feats, lip-sync, home videos and circus virtuosity. A peek through the beautiful lens of batshit crazy. Performed and co-written by award-winning Margot Mansfield. Directed and co-written by acclaimed, multi-award winning, circus luminary Jess Love.Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected].
General venue access
- Accessible entry: Once in the Courtyard, standing facing the Royal Dick, enter through the ground floor double doors to your left. Walk past the Anatomy Lecture Theatre and through the double doors, take a right; down to the end of the corridor, Old Lab is directly ahead.
- Stairs: Information not supplied
Wheelchair access type: Level Access
Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info
Captioned performances
- Dates: 14 August
- Type: Open
- Booking options: You can book independently online, or contact our access team to book your tickets and request any specific seating locations or if booking a unit is required.
How and when to make an access booking
- Phone: +44 (0)131 226 0002
- Email: [email protected]
- Textphone: +44 (0)7860 018 299
- Find out more about access at the Fringe.
Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:
- Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter
- Requires extra assistance when at a venue
- Has specific seating requirements
- Is a wheelchair user
- Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance
Michael Hannah 23 days ago
BLIPS – Brief Limited Intermittent Psychotic Symptoms. If these episodes are a part of your own life, how might you explain them to other people? Well, you could download an article from a medical journal. You could just describe your feelings, your experience. Or you could do as Margot Mansfield does in this powerful show, and try, through the energy of her intensely personal performance, to immerse her audience in a direct experience of her reality as she lives it. This is not an easy show – a jarring, jangling soundscape assaults the ear. Margot confronts us with some of her deep fears and Siri-regulated paranoia. And she uses her circus skills to create striking physical images of precariousness and of life only just in balance. The driving need to keep things in frantic motion just to stay upright.
Such an emotional and brutally honest performance could overwhelm…. but Margot, with circus instinct, deftly employs humour to keep us in balance. Hugely recommended.
Abby Ferree 27 days ago
An excellent example of how to use physical theatre to deepen and further the storytelling. Our protagonist is engaging and easily draws the audience in to root for her throughout the story. Very well crafted and worth the watch.
Tony Davis 29 days ago
Mental health issues, rhythmic gymnastics and souvenir pencil cases. Only on the Fringe! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lewis Hann 29 days ago
Margot is a pure talent! This show is raw, honest, beautiful and needed. B.L.I.P.S dissects so many areas of psychosis in such a creative way, showcasing pure emotions, experience and Margot’s talents. A great blend of humour, circus skills and drama keeps this show fresh and engaging for all audiences. It made me feel so much, but most of all, respect for the honesty and vulnerability we see from our leading lady. A must see piece of work.
Anne 33 days ago
Make the effort to get up early and out to see this show - a very honest, funny and surprisingly light show about this young woman's experience of psychosis and sleep deprivation. She dances and talks and does back flips, and it won me over.
Kimberly Sharp 35 days ago
Really enjoyed this very different fringe show! Capturing and quirky whilst still being funny. Worth a watch definitely would highly recommend.
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