Standby For Tape Back-Up
by Ross Sutherland
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“Simply note down the booking number because this is a must-see… Extraordinary”
The Observer
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"Consuming, compelling, hypnotic…"
★★★★★ The Stage
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"Touching, funny and linguistically thrilling"
★★★★★ Exeunt Magazine
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"...a profound and endlessly multivalent show"
★★★★★ Three Weeks
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I’ve rarely found myself so rapt by a piece of theatre”
★★★★★ Fest Magazine
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“Dizzyingly clever”
★★★★ The Independent
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“Startlingly original”
★★★★ The Telegraph
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“Beautifully poetic”
★★★★ Time Out
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“Poignantly ephemeral”
★★★★ What’s On Stage
“Two years ago, I found a videotape in my loft. On it: one and a half films, one quiz show and two sitcoms. Somehow, it became the story of my life”
After a hard-drive crash and a near-death experience, Ross Sutherland found himself housebound with only one thing for company: an old videotape that once belonged to his granddad.
Over the months that followed, Ross memorised every second of the tape. Slowly, he learnt how to manipulate the images into telling the story of his life. The videotape allowed Ross to open a dialogue with his late grandfather and eventually helped him confront the illness that had nearly ended his life.
CREATIVES
Writer & Performer Ross Sutherland
Director & Dramaturg Rob Watt
Technical Manager Tom Clutterbuck
Produced by Show and Tell
Production Photography James Lyndsey
Supported by the Roundhouse, Writers Centre Norwich, Southbank Centre, Metal Peterborough and Arts Council England