8Sixteen32 is on at The Rep from 5-8 November. You’re invited “to follow the intertwining paths of five MCs as they go head-to-head in a fierce lyrical battle”.
The Decypher Collective presented a work in progress back in 2007 but this here is the finished article. The collective:
originally formed after taking part in huge grime workshops put on by Punch Records and the Rep theatre. Hailing from various crews and production houses from all over Birmingham these intervals came together to develop the UKs first ever example of Grime Theatre
It’s the list of people involved that made my ears prick up though – Punch, Polarbear, Charlie Dark and Mark de Clive Lowe.
Here’s the trailer:
And here’s the flyer:
