The Fourth Violin from the Left

Four spooks fill the time in peculiar ways while awaiting their final orders. Infiltrating puppets, twisted romance and cruel tortures occur as their paranoia, suspicion and lunacy escalate to breaking point.

With expressive physical theatre and characters pieced together from found objects, Unpacked take you into a fraught environment of conflict, mistrust and competition, where people are disposable and events unpredictable.

"Unpacked's visceral piece fuses together puppetry and physical theatre with astounding dexterity" – The Stage

Unpacked’s critically acclaimed debut show The Fourth Violin from the Left toured the UK and Europe in 2004-6. The show was popular with all audiences, from first-time theatre-going London teenagers to lifetime physical theatre fans. There is a possibility of a special reworked version at some point... watch this space.

"Waiting for Godot meets Reservoir Dogs" - audience member, London

Devised by the company
Performed by Darren East, Sara Ekenger, Zoë Hunter & Gilbert Taylor
Directed by Clare Dunn

Technical requirements: minimum stage space 5.5m x 4m x 3m, in any space that can be configured to approximate an end-on stage with a blackout. Lighting is brought as part of the show, configured to the space, and operated from on stage. Sound requirements: amp, speakers, two cd players or minidisc players. Runs approximately 50 minutes.