Andrew Buckland will present his one-person show The Fool’s Guide at the Drama Factory from 12 to 17 May 2026.
The Fool’s Guide is an hilarious and highly physical one-person tour de force through the world of contemporary tech, navigated with the virtuoso skill of an actor at the peak of his powers. The play asks serious questions about the human condition, especially in relation to social media and AI, and presents unique answers through raucous comedy and poignant story telling.
Will Milton be able to save his son Billy Yonaire before the TechBro Overlords do their worst? Can TechBro Billy survive the exploitation of the PodBro’s? What is the secret carried by the Home Robot Vacuum Cleaner?
World class physical theatre
Since 1980 Andrew Buckland, in collaboration with his partner Janet Buckland, has been consistently producing a world class series of performances based very firmly on physicality and the power of the whole body of the performer to interrogate universal questions. Each performance has been focussed on satirical and parodic investigations of the human condition, which engaged with politics, and issues of social justice, yet these investigations have been always in the world of the Clown and the Fool, and steeped in the belief of the redemptive and transcendent power of laughter.
Buckland describes himself as addicted to the sound of the laughter of people. His shows include The Mime, Touchstones, No Easy Walk, The Ugly Noo Noo, Between the Teeth, Bloodstream, (with Lionel Newton) Feedback (with Lionel Newton), The Water Juggler, The Well Being (with Lionel Newton and Lara Foot), Laugh the Buffalo, and Firefly (with Sylvaine Strike).
What: The Fool’s Guide
Where and when: Drama Factory from 12 to 17 May 2026
Tickets: Drama Factory
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