Endless featuring N:Dless
Endless featuring N:Dless
Live music, comedy, pop videos and documentary interviews collide to bring you a tale of (very little) sex, (a smattering of) drugs and the unexpected phobias from a life of rock and roll.
It’s not Spinal Tap, Top of the Pops or the Bros Documentary but if you liked those you might like this and even if you didn’t like those you still might like this.
Funny, moving, coming of middle age music documentary for the stage … their bravest theatre show to date.
Age recommendation 10+
Contains strong language and themes of a rock and roll nature.
Cast
Dave Joe Carey
Malcolm Dean Rehman
Sarey Mary Woodvine
Eggy Sally Crooks
Creative Team
Writer & Director Kyla Goodey
Producer Sally Crooks
Musical Director Vicky Abbott
Design Myriddin Pharo
Lighting & Projection Josh Pharo
Costume Rebecca Skewes
Composers Justin Lee Radford, Vicky Abbott & Sam Jago Coleman
Film Maker John Crooks
Film Crew Theo Cockrean, Jack Brookman, Joey Millward & Daisy Allen
Camera Man (Chumbawamba interview) Thomas Midgley
Technical Manager & Assistant Director Michael Tonkin-Jones
Marketing Manager Sarah Ferrie
Marketing Assistant Ellie Woolman
Poster Artwork Stephane Rouget
Programme Artwork Myriddin Pharo
Photography Steve Tanner & Lee Searle
Technical Support Ciaran Clarke & Lucy Gaskell
Carpentry Phoenix Clough
Special Thanks
Jo Bowis, Giles King, Craig Johnson, Sam Jago Coleman, Ben Greenland, Benjamin G. Wilson, Greg Fiddament, Max Fenton Wingate, Simon Ratcliffe, Boff Whalley, Harry Hamer, Markee Ting, Graham Jones, The Disappointments, Caroline Cox, Kirsty Cotton, Helen Tiplady, Annie Ukleja, Charlie Bunker, Jon Welsh, Luke & Cath Wall, Young People Cornwall, C-Scape, Miracle Theatre, Hall for Cornwall, The Golden Lion Stithians Lake, The Fox & Hounds Lanner, The Poly, Falmouth Rugby Club, Gwennap Pit, Rose Goodship, Cultivator, Michelle Taylor & Liam Jolly.
"Delicious, fresh and moving. Great stuff."
- Emma Rice, Wise Children
"Endless is indeed absurd, and irreverent and entertaining."
- Karen Bussell, British Theatre Guide
"Spinal tap meets Bros doc and so much more"
- Lee Trewhela, Cornwall Live
"‘With a stunning sleight of hand, the show leaves you convinced that the band did exist and that you always were their biggest fan."
- Frea Lockley, The Canary
‘an epic alternate history that feels bizarrely pretty blooming familiar.. Immersive, nostalgic… hilarious!’
- Elizabeth Dale, Cornish Bird Blog
"Not many shows can boast a didgeridoo, that’s for sure."
- The Musical Theatre Nerd
"Pelvic floor breaking beats!"
- Audience feedback
"Nearly peeing myself with suppressed guffaws..."
- Audience feedback
"chicken hierarchy is real"
- Audience feedback
"I'm not really sure that the band's name helped us... psychologically speaking"
- Malcom AKA Yellow Jacket (N:Dless)
Press
“Trifle Gathering’s 'Endless Featuring N:Dless' is a unique, surprising and glorious mash up of all things ridiculous, musical and emotional. Using an impressive mix of film, sound and top notch clowning, the characters gently weave around the universal and the mundane. Petty rivalries rub against the meaning of life in a blissful display of frilly blouses, silly fringes and even a gothic corset. Delicious, fresh and moving. Great stuff.”
Emma Rice, Wise Children
‘It’s an ingenious mix of live music, comedy, drama, pop videos and documentary interviews with Chumbawamba and Basement Jaxx.’
Lee Trewhela, Cornwall Live
‘The richly textured light and shade of Goodey’s script doesn’t hold back. The best comedy is always bittersweet, and she’s a writer who has perfected this interplay. The shift from the highs to lows of the characters and the band’s history make the comedy moments funnier, and also creates truly thought-provoking theatre...It charts a generation that knew how to party – not in pricey clubs but in fields and warehouses across the UK.’
Frea Lockley, The Canary
‘tonight’s world premiere in Grampound was bangin. The incredible back story of a dysfunctional band who almost nearly made it is compelling and powerful.’
Sheila Vanloo, St Austell Bay Radio
