Lloyd Newson / DV8

the cost of living is about what we think we are, and what we think we ought to be. How we camouflage ourselves in conformity, put on a mask, smile, hide and pretend, so we too are invited to the ball. But what happens to those who don't get invited, who aren't perfect, who can't pretend? It's a piece about perfection and pretence; about how society measures individuals and how we, in turn, value ourselves.

»The piece is, ultimately, caustic, despairing... Yet there is such nervous and psychic energy to it, and there is the counterbalance of Newson's oddly generous understanding, that you feel braced rather than saddened.« Financial Times

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Direction: Lloyd NewsonPerformer: Jose Maria Alves, Robin Dingemans,Tom Hodgson, Eddie Kay, Eric Languet, Tanja Liedtke, Matthew Morris, Eddie Nixon, Kareena Oates,Talia Paz, Michael Post, Francois Testory, Rowan Thorpe, David Toole, Vivien WoodAssistant to the Director: Gabriel CastilloSet Design: Lloyd Newson, Liam SteelLighting Design: Jack ThompsonCostume Design: Katy McPheeCostume Design Assistant: Kelly FrostOriginal Sound Design / Composer: Paul CharlierAdditional Sound Design: Gareth FryVideo: Oliver ManziMusic Notation: Melanie PappenheimMusical Arrangement for Beau Matin:François TestoryProduction Manager: Will HardingTour Manager: Gabriel CastilloSound Operator: Adam HooperLighting Operator: Beky StoddartTechnical Stage Manager: Andy AinsworthStage Manager: Philippa Thomas

Co-produced by: Théàtre de la Ville and the Festival d'Automne, Paris; Romaeuropa Festival; Julidans Festival/ Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam; Hebbel-Theater Berlin; PACT Zollverein/Choreographisches Zentrum NRW, Essen; Originally commissioned by Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival, and co-produced in London by DV8 and the Royal Festival Hall, in association with Dance Umbrella. An Artsadmin associated project.