GET READY FOR IN-TENTS LAUGHTER & MAXIMUM PLEASURE WHEN TOM SAINSBURY, CHRIS PARKER, KURA FORRESTER, AND BRYNLEY STENT GO CAMPING!

Silo Theatre presents
CAMPING 
Created & Performed by Chris Parker & Tom Sainsbury with Kura Forrester & Brynley Stent
Directed by Sophie Roberts
 
From November 14, it’s time to unleash your inner wildling and sauce your sausages because TOM SAINSBURY, CHRIS PARKER, KURA FORRESTER, and BRYNLEY STENT are back with their iconic, irreverent, sex-positive hit CAMPING – and this time, they’re turning up the heat! A storm is brewing in Lovers' Cove, and it’s not just the weather causing things to get moist.

Les and Fleur are a middle-aged couple at the end of their tether. Francis and Connie are newlyweds terrified of getting it on. They’ve double booked a romantic getaway at a kiwi bach in the middle of nowhere, but we’re not sure which is raging harder - the storm outside, or the hormones inside!

Eight years ago, CAMPING erupted onto the stage at the NZ International Comedy Festival, written in a whirlwind of chaos by Chris Parker and Tom Sainsbury. Now, Silo Theatre is giving this naughty cult classic the glow-up it deserves, bringing in director Sophie Roberts and the full creative works – lighting, set, sound and costumes to ensure that infamous orgy scene gets the star treatment.

Kura Forrester reflects on the early days: “When we first rehearsed the orgy scene in 2016, Tom had just one rule – don’t touch anyone’s genitals. Simple, but effective!”

Tom Sainsbury can’t wait to go camping again: “This is actually the first professional theatre show I’ve ever done as an actor - can you believe it? Sophie’s getting us to interrogate our characters, ask real questions, and dissect our choices. Goodbye to rip, shit, and bust theatre-making…for now.”

When CAMPING first premiered, this comedy love square was little known. Brynley Stentreflects “It's wild to think back to those days, our careers have really climaxed since then.”

In 2024, people can expect the same frenzied energy, but with even more chaos, carnage, and, dare we say, better quality of underpants. While cocktails are downed and tensions boil over, CAMPING serves up a message amidst the rumpus – it’s time to strip back the shame and get down to what really matters: sex helps.

Chris Parker agrees: “We all have primal human desires, and it’s everything else that gets in the way. CAMPING is funny, sure, but it’s also a sex-positive romp that celebrates life.”

From middle-aged meltdowns to newlywed disasters, CAMPING takes punters on a trip they won’t forget. Think The Rocky Horror Picture Show colliding headfirst with French & Saunders, all wrapped up in a steamy kiwi bach with the sexual tension set to maximum.

“Camping is the sort of show that, if it was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, would've been commissioned by the BBC by now.” – NZ Herald

“Camping is a really funny show written and performed by really funny people. You can’t ask for much more than that.” – Theatreview

So, pack your bags and get your best innuendos ready because CAMPING is back, better, and bawdier than ever! In the lead up to the silly season it’s a sure hit of laughter, lunacy, and a whole lot of love… the steamy kind.

Show Dates: 14 Nov – 7 Dec 2024
Q Theatre, Rangatira
Tickets on sale now at silotheatre.co.nz.

Creative Team
Creation & Performance: Chris Parker, Tom Sainsbury, Kura Forrester and Brynley Stent
Direction: Sophie Roberts
Costume Design: Kristin Seth
Lighting & Sound Design: Sean Lynch
Set Design: Daniel Williams