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This one-man show was absolutely wonderful and hilarious to watch! The audience was captivated by the remarkable miming on stage. This challenging form of physical theatre was executed with such precision and grace that each gesture told a story.
The atmosphere buzzed with energy. Even though Mr. Bloom didn’t speak a single word, he conveyed a powerful narrative that made it easy to understand what was happening during the performance. The concept of incorporating a cyclical structure into the play was incredibly ingenious. This meant that the narrative came full circle, starting and concluding in the same way.
Outstanding Solo Performance Award, Colchester Fringe Festival 2024.
Sparky
Keep Colchester Cool, online newspaper promoting Colchester's music and arts
One of the happiest surprises of the festival has been Mr. Bloom, show without words of mime and clownerie performed by the great Antonio Brugnano... From Charlie Chaplin to Jacques Tati, a very particular, poetic show, fun and well built.
Mario Bianchi,
Eolo, the review of the Italian Children's Theatre
Mr. Bloom
A dreamer
Finalist show in the main Italian children's theater festivals.
Mr. Bloom
a dreamer
performed and directed by
Antonio Brugnano
Set and costumes
Anna Bertolotti
Lighting design
Monica Gorla
Audio editing
Igor Notte
Show technique:
Mime and Clownerie.
Duration of the show: Approximately 45 minutes.
Age of the audience:
This show is “tout public”, suitable for both adults and children, from 5 years old and up.
Places of performance:
The show can be performed only in theatres or in open spaces with lateral and rear “protection” for evening performances and with an exclusively frontal audience.
Playing area (Minimum):
5 m width x 5 m depth.
Lighting plan:
On request the lighting plan (basic or simplified) of the show is available.
Mr. Bloom is a show without words told through music and the art of mime.
A voice-over goes along the audience during the weird day of the protagonist, that starts in the morning with a noisy alarm clock and continues with his boring everyday job.
However, in this repetitive life, fantasy makes its way: Mr. Bloom dreams a different future, he dreams to be the protagonist of his life, and through imagination he moves away from his boring reality to become from time to time a great goalkeeper, a famous pianist or a bungling chef.
The voice-over reminds to the audience the many dreams of Mr. Bloom and encourages our hero to fulfil them by performing all the characters.
The protagonist then will come up against a rough reality, difficult to face at the beginning. But in the end he will discover that even in reality you can find happiness, smiles and a little bit of poetry...
This show is a tribute to two great artists of the past, Charlie Chaplin and Jacques Tati, who have outlined their most famous characters through humour and poetry as well, making their “Tramp” and “Monsieur Hulot” immortal.
The voice-over is available in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Chinese and Italian.
Show selected and finalist:
Colchester Fringe Festival - UK - (2024) - Outstanding Solo Performance Award
Catania Fringe Festival - IT - (2023)
Milano Fringe Festival - IT - (2023)
Festebà - Ferrara - IT - (2018)
In-Box Verde - Siena - IT - (2017)
Festival dei ragazzi di Padova - IT - (2015)
Festival di Vimercate - IT - (2014)
Trailer
Mr. Bloom
a dreamer
Full video of the show available
Technical Sheet
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