THE KING OF
TAKING

The King of Taking

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A royal physical comedy so new it's not finished.

The King of Taking at BATS is a development season for a new work by Kallo Collective and Thom Monckton.

Allergic to normal flooring, a childish and petulant King can only walk on red carpet, and can't move without an effective fanfare. His executions are unsustainably frequent as he callously barrels towards his own destruction.

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WORKING GROUP

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Director: Thom Monckton

Performers: Thom Monckton, Tess Munroe

Production & Costume Design: Gemma Tweedie

Lighting Design: Lucas Neal

Costume/Production build: Lucas Neal

Sound/Music: Rosie Langabeer, Gerard Crewdson, Caspar Monckton (More TBC)

Marketing/Assistant Production: Eleanor Strathern

Online Outside Eye: Jenni Kallo

Environmental Consultant: Heleen de Boever

Production: Kallo Collective

Presented by A Mulled Whine

Supporters: Creative NZ, TAFT, Nelson Arts Festival, Kone Foundation/Kallo Collective

Demo: 6.3.2022, The Bats, Wellington, New Zealand

Duration 60 minutes