Ramshacklicious - Club Supreme

Club Supreme

Club Supreme is a multi-layered project that explores themes of identity and control. It's anarchic, playful and sometimes hilarious and spans live, digital and online platforms.

The ultimate Personal Enhancement Programme, where the audience become members and can access that untapped potential that we all have to reach the kind of perfection that we all desire: mind, body and lifestyle operating at optimum levels. Through the generous support and guidance of THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER and his team of Personal Assistants.

Club Supreme Roadshow

The three performers pose dramatically in front of the Club Supreme caravan. The light behind them glows purple.

A smiling performer points a microphone towards an audience member, whilst filming with a video camera.

A smiling woman, dressed in an orange blazer and leggings, lies casually on the floor with one knee raised. She rests a hand on top of her bent knee and points with her finger and thumb.

A performer focuses a video camera on an audience member who sits on a stool, whilst another performer talks into a headset. On a screen in the centre is an image of the audience member’s head, imposed onto a cactus body and octopus legs.

The three Club Supreme performers strike angular poses as they smile behind headsets. Above them, a screen on top of a caravan shows the diagram of a pyramid.

A man in an orange blazer and leggings squats against a caravan; one hand across the door. His mouth is open in an expression of excitement.

Image description: A performer dressed in orange kneels on the floor, excitedly wailing. She clutches a toilet brush in one hand. On her t-shirt is the cartoon image of a man in a Stetson hat.

A woman in an orange blazer and leggings stares out with parted lips and tense shoulders. She holds one hand up with splayed, rigid fingers whilst in the other, she clutches a homemade netball net.

Three members of Club Supreme hold hands and joyfully dance in a circle. On a screen behind them, video footage shows them from above. In the centre of the footage is an imposed cartoon head of a man in a Stetson hat and sunglasses.

A man in a blond wig stares intensely over a coin held between his fingers. In his other hand, he clutches a metal bucket.

Footage of a live recording plays on a giant screen. In it, a tight-lipped woman stares wide-eyed, whilst a man in dark sunglasses snarls at her through gritted teeth.

Two members of Club Supreme pose in front of a caravan. They grin broadly, whilst holding a hand out towards each other.

A giant golden baby erupts out of the top of a caravan. It holds one arm in the air whilst two people stand before it, waving a cuddly toy.

An animated woman, dressed in the Club Supreme uniform, points a video camera at an audience member. Behind her, a man in a Stetson hat and sunglasses raises his arms gleefully in the air.

: A grinning man with a bright blond wig, sits amongst a laughing audience. He holds a video camera in his hand and shows the screen to a smiling audience member next to him.

A woman dressed in the Club Supreme uniform of orange leggings and blazer, holds a toilet brush in one hand and grins toothily at the audience sat in front of her. Behind her, another Club Supreme member watches, smiling.

A man with bright blond hair and dressed in orange, kneels on all fours. Balanced on his back is a paper shredder, with paper spilling out of it. To the side of him a woman, also dressed in orange, holds the lead of the shredder and laughs.

A woman wearing orange, gazes up at a huge screen fixed over the top of a caravan. It shows the image of another woman dressed in the same attire. She sits pertly on a couch and holds up the back of her hand, as if to be kissed.

Two performers dressed in orange stand beside a caravan, whilst a third emerges through a window. They stare wide-eyed and open-mouthed at each other. One of the performers has the word ‘dick’ written in capitals on her forehead.

A huge, adult-sized puppet baby is strapped to the front of a Club Supreme performer, whose mouth is open in a wail.

A man wearing a Stetson hat, dark sunglasses and leopard-print blazer, stands with his crotch pushed forwards and mouth snarled open as he plays the air guitar. Behind him, flames are projected onto the side of a caravan.

A man wearing a Stetson hat and leopard-print blazer, sucks on a cocktail stick of cheese and pineapple proffered by a Club Supreme member.

An audience member brandishes a long, foam-covered stick. Behind them is a white caravan, over which a huge screen shows the image of a dead cartoon dog with crosses for eyes.

Two audience members are lit by spotlights. A man in a leopard-print jacket and Stetson hat stands between them and gestures to one with double-pointed fingers. The audience member stares back, smiling.

A man standing side-on and wearing a Stetson hat is silhouetted against a swirling, spotted background of eyes that are blues, pinks and orange.

A woman’s face is illuminated behind a neon-edged window. Her eyes are wide; mouth open. She has a fake moustache and beard drawn on her face, and on her forehead the word ‘dick’ is written in capital letters.

A giant baby’s head glows a fiendish purple. Behind it, a woman emerges through a hatch. She wears an orange blazer with a golden triangle over her brow. She stares out over the top of the baby with wide, fearful eyes and a downturned mouth.

Two women in Club Supreme orange blazers and leggings, grip each other tensely. Sprawled on the floor at their feet, a body lies face down.

A white caravan sits on a wooden floor, its surface patterned with cool hues of blue and purple light. Dark curtains are drawn behind the windows and door. Above the caravan is a huge blank screen, and over the right-hand window hovers the head of a large, golden baby.

A raucous and darkly comic night-time event. Part corporate stage show, part garish games show, part theatrical event.

Using a rich mix of physical theatre, clown, puppetry, projection mapping, video, animation and surround sound design to create a uniquely epic, curious, grotesque event.

The Roadshow is designed to work in all manner of empty spaces – Pop up venues, repurposed shops, warehouse, community centres, art galleries, theatres, foyers, tents - you name it, we can bring it.

Show running time – 1hr 40m

Club Supreme Showroom

A group of people watch a Club Supreme performer standing inside a caravan. The back of another performer is in focus, with the words Club Supreme emblazoned on her orange blazer

A bystander laughs as a man in the Club Supreme orange blazer and sunglasses approaches her. He has platinum blond hair and holds a clipboard. Behind them, the room is filled with people milling around and smiling.

A person with bright pink hair and glasses stands in front of a vivid green curtain. A bright LED screen lights them from the side as they gaze towards an obscured camera.

A tv screen shows a grinning person superimposed over the image of a fast car parked outside a hotel. Around the tv screen, the room is crowded with tables and chairs and people talking to each other.

A peephole of light reveals a white rag doll with the face of a person projected onto it.

A person with headphones on watches a woman who wears a headset. She is dressed in an orange blazer and holds her hands upwards in a gesture of meditation. Her eyes are closed behind her orange sunglasses.

A man stares open mouthed into the distance; his right hand placed over his heart. His orange Club Supreme uniform appears red under the light. Behind him, a green-lit caravan is framed with bright LEDs.

In a room filled with LED lights, Club Supreme posters and paraphernalia, two people appear on a tv monitor in front of a bright green curtain. One smiles tightly, whilst the other sings into a microphone, eyes closed1

A man and a woman, dressed in orange leggings and blazers, gaze intently at someone out of shot. The woman rests one foot on a chair and smiles; her fingers framing her chin. The man holds his hands in a triangular shape in front of his stomach

In green light, a woman wearing a Club Supreme blazer trimmed with gold, presents a model of a caravan in front of a small video camera. Her face is solemn as she gazes away from the lens.1

A large, black, rectangular box emblazoned with the words Club Supreme sits on a metallic cloth. A person wearing large headphones looks through a hole in its side

A white caravan sits inside a brightly lit room. Two portions of its side wall are opened upwards, revealing a tiny model of the same caravan and pictures hanging from a wall. A lit sign above the caravan says ‘Members’, and an arrow of lightbulbs points down at it. A large tv screen to the left shows a cartoon image of the caravan.

A woman in an orange jacket pinches the air at her temples. Her face is puckered in concentration; eyes crossed. Seated in front of her and out of focus, a participant is making a similar gesture.

A group of children and adults sit around a table strewn with pens and paper. At the head sits a man wearing an orange jacket and sunglasses. The group hold their hands in the air at right angles to their bodies. Behind them, people mill around a caravan and television screen.

In red light, the back of an orange jacket with curly dark hair spilling over. at the top and the words Club Supreme printed in pink curly lettering over a white background. To the right and out of focus, a blue light glows over a tiny model of a caravan.

Inside a shop window, a grinning woman dressed in orange and wearing headphones claps her hands. Behind her, someone else in headphones smiles over a microphone they hold. Besides them is a cardboard cutout of a man in leopard print and furs, with his palms raised upwards.

A playful, interactive installation. Inviting people to explore what being ‘Supreme’ means to them.

A fantastical journey, overseen by the Worshipful Master’s team of Personal Assistants, who guide potential members of Club Supreme through a series of multi-media theatrical experiences to realise their full Supreme potential.

The showroom can range in scale and is presented as a standalone performance . or in conjunction with The Club Supreme RoadShow

Installation running time – up to 3 hrs

The Showroom is designed to work in all manner of empty spaces – Pop up venues, repurposed shops, warehouse, community centres, art galleries, theatres, foyers, tents - you name it, we can bring it.

Club Supreme Participation

Club Supreme includes a strong participation programme. We offer a range of exciting live and online elements, which take place over varying lengths of time.

Bringing together local communities, students, emerging artists & technicians, creative professionals, digital artists, prop makers and people like you.
Together we explore performance, video creation, sound, light and video operation, music creation.
All coming together to create one off, unique versions of Club Supreme

Previous collaborators have included:
Surge (Glasgow)
Super Culture and the Front Room (Pop up theatre space)
Hijinx
Unity Festival
Humans of Weston Super Mare (Community art group)
Glasgow Conservatoire (Fair access programme)
Youth Connect South West (Twerton and Whiteway)
Bath Spa University
Weston College (theatre students)
Tech Box (Glasgow)
Achieve Together (day centre in Twerton)
Creative Twerton (community art space) & Natural Theatre Company

Access and inclusion have been central throughout this project

This includes developing the projects context & content, the language we are using, and an inclusive performance language

Online - we have developed digital content that is accessible for visually impaired and D/deaf audiences.

Visit Website

Project Credits

Concept creation and design - Jack Stoddart
Director: Paschale Straiton
Devising performers: Kim Heron, Jack Stoddart, Shiquerra Robertson & Joe Kessell
Set design and construction - Will Datson
Music - Jack Stoddart
Sound Design - Pete Storer
Original video and lighting Designer: Josh Nicholl
Video and lighting redesign - Kat Zaharova
Animation and film - Edie Morris
Puppet design and construction - Ruby Gibbens and Jess Jones
Costume design and creation - Abi Kennedy
Community costume creation - Lois Jackson-Baker
Access Consultant - Chloë Clarke
Producers - Zoe Munn & Jack Stoddart

Visual content creation
Photos - Paul Blakemore & Mark Dawson
Video - Sidiqui media & Alex Allan

Co-produced by Ramshacklicious & Nordland Visual Theatre and in collaboration with and supported by Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Surge, Hijinx Unity Festival, Super Culture, Bath Spa Uni, Bath Fringe, and Out There Arts.

Club Supreme Roadshow

Club Supreme Showroom

Club Supreme Participation

Club Supreme Website

Project Credits

Project Partners

Get in Touch

If you have seen our shows and have feedback, we'd love to hear it. You can get in touch below.

E-Mail

Instagram

Linked-In

Facebook