insideKENT Magazine Issue 76 - July 2018 | Page 64

VISITKENT AN EXPLOSIVE HYBRID OF MUSIC, COMEDY AND THEATRICS AT FOLKESTONE QUARTERHOUSE! FOLLOWING ITS DEBUT PERFORMANCE AT MAYFEST, THE RAUCOUS WE ARE LIGHTNING! COMES TO FOLKESTONE QUARTERHOUSE ON FRIDAY 27TH AND SATURDAY 28TH JULY AT 7.30PM AND WHAT’S MORE, IT’S PAY WHAT YOU DECIDE! See Folkestone Quarterhouse brilliantly transformed into a fictional music venue on the brink of closure. Marking and protesting its demise, prepare to be treated to a rollicking musical ride as a teen band making their first steps, a community choir and ageing rockers combine forces with Joseph O’Farrell’s (JOF) drums and Sam Halmarack’s guitar. Seamlessly combining music and comedy, acclaimed Australian artist JOF and Sam Halmarack raise the roof as they merge incredibly powerful theatre with the fist- pumping rapture and power ballads of a stadium gig for this extraordinarily joyous production. 64 Leading you through a weird and wonderful ceremony celebrating the all encompassing, phenomenal power of music, We Are Lightning! is a heartfelt celebration of the transformative effect music has. Demonstrating just how important music is to shaping lives and saving souls, We Are Lightning! proves that enthusiasm and persistence always triumphs against the odds. Featured in The Stage’s ‘Top 5 Theatre Shows to See This Week’, We Are Lightning! is a darkly comical production that reflects on the importance of communal spaces where people can come together and express themselves. Highlighting this, the success of the production relies on the talented and passionate local singers and musicians who have joined the unique production alongside JOF and Sam, including beatboxers, a choir and two heavy metal guitarists. This crowd-pleasing hybrid of music, comedy and theatre is certainly not to be missed! Book your free ticket for We Are Lightning! at Folkestone Quarterhouse on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July at 7.30pm now and pay what you think the show was worth after the performance. To find out more about this and other events at Folkestone Quarterhouse and to book tickets, head to www.quarterhouse.co.uk or call the box office on 01303 760 750.