There’s something magical about Ockham’s Razor” – Evening Standard

Collaborator marks a significant moment for Ockham’s Razor — the company returns to its roots as a duet, showcasing only its two Artistic Directors, Charlotte Mooney and Alex Harvey. After decades of creating large-scale ensemble works and touring internationally, this show brings the focus back to the essential creative relationship between these two artists.

Charlotte and Alex’s first show was a duet Memento Mori, which they created when they first met in 2004 whilst studying at Circomedia, Bristol. It premiered at the Théâtre de la Cité Internationale, Paris, winning the Jeunes Talents Cirque award. For 20 years they have been making circus together. Lifting, catching and carrying; stepping on and around each other. They’ve have been dropped and have picked each other up

In many ways, this could be their final major performance piece as a duo within the company’s ongoing programme — a distilled statement of their shared history, artistic trust and the many decisions, compromises and collaborations that have shaped their practice together.

Collaborator is an irreverent, highly physical and heart felt dive into navigating a relationship and the negotiation involved in making stuff. A new intimate duet for anyone who has ever tried to make something with someone else: a decision, a work of art, a life. Featuring the two of them, a suspended frame and a stage: this is a show about creation and compromise.

Ockham’s Razor are produced by Turtle Key Arts, funded by Arts Council England and in association with MimeLondon and Lowry Salford. Supported by Proteus Theatre, arts depot and Flying Fantastic. For tickets and further information, please check out their website.