Conspiracy of Orphans

Conspiracy of Orphans tells a dark story of Europe’s unspeakable past, transposing verbatim stories of war through the prism of two children’s perspectives. The events they experience and the games they play become fused in Created a Monster’s typically hellish exploration of the surreal, the comic and human horror through corporeal and gestural mime, bouffon and clown.

The story is soundtracked by a densely layered, meandering dreamscape that winds through Eastern European lullabies, Greek folk song, mechanistic ambiences and deconstructed allusions to nature, punctuated by live foley.

Performed at Rich Mix, Tramshed and GEST Gothenburg. Nominated for the Les Enfants Terribles Award.

Created by Created A Monster
Performed by Briony O’Callaghan, Simon Gleave, Dale Wylde Hughes and Daniel Chrisostomu
Sound design and live foley by Richard Durning
Set and costume design by Allegra Nespoli