Loosely based on Poe's stories and poems, and inspired by his tumultuous and tragic life, the concert performance maintains the author's own black sense of humor as we travel the inner paths of his soul.
In a ghostly palace, a young poet meets the devilish Raven, who supplies him with an extra dark ink that guarantees honor and glory. The poet writes feverishly and soon runs out. Desperate for more ink, he rushes through the many corridors and halls of the palace. In each room there is a story, a poem, a page of Poe's imagination, and everywhere there are dying maidens.
The Tiger Lillies, notorious and famous for raw passion and a distinctive sound with references to opera and gypsy songs, make music at the intersection of the offensive and the brilliant. The band promises a visual nightmare and a bizarre musical extravaganza as they and two actors dive into the unfathomable, ugly world of Edgar Allan Poe.
Martyn Jacques: Music, voice, accordion, piano
Adrian Stout: Double bass, musical saw, guitar, theremin, backing vocals
Budi Butenop: Drums, percussion, backing vocals
Director: Paul Golub
Musical design: Martyn Jacques
Visual design: Mark Holthusen
Text: Peder Bjurman
Cast: Martin Bassindale & Carolina Pecheny
Costumes: Sylvie Martin-Hyszka, assisted by Magali Perrin-Toinin
Makeup: Jerome Ventura
Technical Director: Xavier Fananas
Light design and video technician: François Chambard
Sound engineer: Johnny Nolan
Tour Manager: Roxani Kamperou
The Haunted Palace by Edgar Allan Poe with the Tiger Lillies is produced by the Théâtre du Volcan Bleu (France) in co-production with Bergen International Festival (Norway), Maison de la Musique de Nanterre (France), Le Théâtre de l'Union - National Dramatic Center of Limousin (France), The National Stage of Sète and the Thau Basin, OARA, Quaternaire (France). With the support of the Etablissement Public du Parc et de La Villette, Paris (France) and the Office Artistique de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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