Redcoat
You’re never fully dressed without a smile
Meet Lewis. He’s a Redcoat. He’s living the dream and living it large in Bognor Regis. He likes to smile and show you a good time. But what happens when you’re having an ‘off day’? And you tell Barney the Dinosaur to piss off (in front of a load of kids)?
Join Redcoat Lewis as he sets out to make the world a little bit better through his love of entertaining and showing people a good time.
Redcoat is a fun and fabulous show, that’s loosely inspired by Lewis’ experiences as a holiday camp entertainer. Set in 2012, Redcoat is a flash dance of mishaps and misbehaving. It’s about getting your first real job, leaving home, making new friends, gagging over ‘The Slushie Guy’ and going out into the big bad world of children’s entertainment.
You can expect classic holiday tunes, adult weekender mischief, dance routines, balloon modelling, karaoke sing-a-longs and that extra special bot of Redcoat sparkle!
Are you ready to Redcoat?
READER’S CHOICE
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR 2021
The Guardian
Reviews
★★★★★
Utterly Winning!
The Stage
★★★★★
A real tonic!
Reviews Hub
One high octane thrill after another
NARC.
Fuelled by a likeable and energetic performance by Jobson – who it’s pretty much impossible not to be charmed by – this delightfully upbeat piece was an absolute joy.
Exeunt
Programmers
Redcoat is touring in 2023 & 2024. For programming information contact Steven Blackshaw steven@thesixtwenty.com
★★★★★
Utterly winning
The Stage
★★★★★
A real tonic!
Reviews hub
FUTURE TOUR DATES
TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Written & performed by
Lewis Jobson
Directed by
Melanie Rashbrooke
Created & devised by
Lewis Jobson
& Melanie Rashbrooke
Produced by
Emma Biggins & Steven Blackshaw
Redcoat premiered at Live Theatre (Newcastle) in November 2021 and toured in 2022 to Traverse Theatre, Hull Truck, Alnwick Playhouse, The Exchange, Saltburn Theatre and Arts Centre Washington.
Redcoat LEWIS Needs Your Holiday Memories!
Share your favourite, silliest, most memorable holiday stories with Redcoat Lewis.
Do you have a decorative souvenir or memorable magnet that you’ve collected whilst on holiday? Is there an old photo album of you and your loved ones visiting Butlin’s as a child with your family and meeting one of their famous Redcoats?
We are asking people to share their treasured memories, photos and souvenirs as part of Redcoat Lewis’s ever growing holiday camp exhibition. As part of the show Cozmic 3piphany, Redcoat Lewis and The Six Twenty will be chatting with audiences and communities about their favourite holiday stories. From school trips abroad to winning that talent competition in Bognor Regis in 1984! We want to hear all about your favourite holiday memories.
A selection of your holiday stories will travel with the show as part of a growing collection of stories for people to enjoy on the road.
You can share your stories, snaps and memories by coming to a Holiday Club story session as part of the show or via our dedicated online holiday camp directly using the link below.
If you have any further questions or would like to send your stories directly please email info@thesixtwenty.com