In her eightieth year, Christine wondered if she might create her first show. Who says an octogenarian shouldn’t be working with stepladders, electronics… and water?

A performance of persistence and joy, celebrating the beautiful functions and limits of a human body and the desire to make things happen. Assisted by her helper, Calum, Christine manipulates and raps her way along a precarious journey of movement and sound, taking us to surprising places. 

Led by play and curiosity and an infectious personality, we are likely to encounter the banal to the jaw-dropping. This is real, and what happens along the way we can’t be sure. Nor can Christine, such is the nature of These Mechanisms.

These Mechanisms is part of a progressive collaboration spanning over a decade between Christine Thynne and Robbie Synge, including group performance Ensemble (Aerowaves; Made In Scotland Showcase and Total Theatre Awards Shortlisted, 2018).

Creative team 

Co-Creator & Performer Christine Thynne
Co-Creator & Director Robbie Synge
Creative Producer Helen McIntosh
Composer & Performer Calum Paterson
Lighting Designer Emma Jones
Costume Designer Cleo Rose McCabe
Production Manager Fi Fraser
Movement Collaborator Ashley Jack

Funded and supported by Creative Scotland, Luminate, Dance Base, Eden Court, Citymoves