Hexaflexagon
Directed by Jim Fishwick
A hexaflexagon is a brightly-coloured six-sided shape that folds in on and out of itself to reveal face upon face upon face.
This show is also a hexaflexagon.
Six brightly-coloured shape-shifting actors fold scenes in on and out of themselves to reveal face upon face upon face. We wear lip gloss and carry a sword and play Super Mario and explore the forest and cry wet tears and eat giant pink-frosted donuts and party until dawn. We’re hexaflexagons. And so are you.
HEXAFLEXAGON is a high-art, high-energy improv show drenched in neon colours and backed by a hyperpop soundtrack. Six actors improvise scenes that are simultaneously very silly and very earnest, angular and amorphous, which weave together and snap apart.
About the Director
Jim Fishwick is an award-winning director, teacher, actor and writer based on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia. They have been in demand as a theatremaker and consultant around Australasia for over a decade, and are currently the Artistic Co-Director of the New Zealand Improv Festival.
Jim is the general manager of Jetpack Theatre, who have created experiential, interactive and immersive theatre since 2015. They are one third of improv group The Joy Riders, and regularly teach with Improv Theatre Sydney.
In their spare time, Jim writes for the BBC2 quiz show Only Connect and enjoys cryptic crosswords.
Content Warning
As this show is improvised, we cannot guarantee the presence or absence of specific content or themes beyond what is in the description above. The show may contain mature themes and language, but not gratuitously. The show may contain voluntary audience interaction, such as giving a suggestion for a scene.
Image credit: Kirsty McGuire
Image description: Jim, a Pākeha person in their 30s, wears a denim jacket with a rainbow stripe. They're sticking their tongue out playfully against a backdrop of pink, purple and blue hexagons.
