Texan writer and performer Greg Wohead collaborates with musician Mat Martin to consider identity and a shifting sense of place in this charming autobiographical show at the Marlborough Theatre.
A TRUE STORY with a healthy amount of exaggeration, The Many Apologies of Pecos Bill explores the universal topic of home and leaving it.
Using true storytelling accompanied by banjo and guitar music, Greg Wohead creates a compelling performance about being far away from home, about how identity can be connected to a place and how that place (and identity) warps, stretches and grows over distance and time.
The Many Apologies of Pecos Bill is made up of interweaving Texan tales told to the audience by Greg. As the lines between truth and exaggeration begin to blur, banjo and guitar music, by turns gentle and exuberant, provides a pathway through the confusion, sometimes in the background painting a picture of the desert landscape, other times punctuating the story with old-time songs sung by Greg and Mat.
Greg said: “For me, this is a very personal show. It’s about the idea of home and being far away from a place to which your identity is linked. I started making the show when I had spent enough time away from home to forget a lot of things about it and to make up a lot of things about it. I loved that, so I made a show that’s basically a tall tale about real life”
This is the story of two Texans. One Texan falls in love with a cowgirl who rides on the back of a giant catfish. His name is Pecos Bill. He was raised by coyotes, used a rattlesnake as a lasso, and grew up to be the greatest cowboy of all time. The other Texan once passed out from exhaustion on a 3-mile hike. His name is Greg. This is where Bill and Greg meet, merge and swap stories.
Event: The Many Apologies of Pecos Bill
Where: The Marlborough, 4 Prince’s St, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1RD
When: Saturday, November 8, 2014
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Running Time: 60 minutes | Suitable for ages 13+
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