Ventoux

2Magpies Theatre

- Venue: Demonstration Room
- Category:
- Age Suitability: 12+
- Times: 13.55 (60 mins)

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Ventoux is the most fearsome mountain encountered on the Tour de France.

It is also the story of Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani, whose drug-fuelled race back in 2000 was the greatest the world of cycling had ever seen. Ventoux charts the parallel lives of these champions who overcame great adversity in tandem, and the mountain that cast them in opposing directions.

Join 2Magpies as they restage the race using breathtaking video accompaniment and a pair of road bikes, asking the question – how far will we go to succeed?

Reviews

  • "this study of the pair's brief but perfectly synchronised rivalry and its aftermath is touching and elegantly controlled" - THE SCOTSMAN
  • "if you don’t know much about Marco Pantani, you must see this show. Once you do, you’ll shift an emotional gear or two – or three." - FRINGE GURU - Link

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