Art/Works Theatre
6569 Santa Monica Blvd
323.871.1912
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The Grand Guignols, Photo: Mark Bennington
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Dec 5, 2008 – Feb 21, 2009
Fridays–Saturdays (8:30pm)
Sundays (7pm)
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- Price
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$20 - 30
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Note:
There is no performance Saturday, February 14.
For the first half of the 20th century, Le Theatre du Grand Guignol in Paris reigned as the predominant purveyor of make-believe savagery, peeling away audiences' anxieties to reveal the horror within. These days, André de Lorde's Grand Guignolers de Paris continue to terrify in Debbie McMahon's adults-only interpretation of classic children's folk tales. This year also marks Guignol's 200th birthday, originally created by a French dentist to ease the fear of his patients. Prior to the performance, cake, libations, and a French-language absinthe demonstration commemorate the creation of one of modern puppetry's foremost figures.
