THE KISS OF THE CHICKEN KING

We’re in London in the early 80s, in the run down bedsit of Jimmy, our protagonist. On the streets outside, the drums are beating in the lead up to the war between Britain and Argentina. A tide of nationalist fervour and intolerance is running high, as Margaret Thatcher, in the guise of the Hokey Cokey Woman, whips the crowds into a jingoistic frenzy.

Swimming against the tide, Jimmy feels trapped in his isolation, until he finds a kind of freedom through the Kiss of the Chicken King, his fantasy and imagination. Based on a book by Oscar McLennan, this show takes the form of a multi-media performance monologue, which is both moving and thought provoking.

A joint commission by the 2014 Adelaide Festival and the Project Arts Centre, Dublin. Kiss of the Chicken King is result of a collaboration between Oscar McLennan, Kevin McAleer, Martin Tourish and Olwen Fouere

‘Whimsical and witty, weird and wacky, this collaboration of music, poetry and theatre will leave you wondering where the line of madness begins and ends’. – CATHERINE ZENGER. RADIO ADELAIDE