“Against these laws revolt is not only forbidden - it is even
impossible." Mikhail Bakunin
 
We are the Sleepyheads is a one hour, smash and grab journey
of play, encounter and wreckage that delves into the 
fantastical world of a fictional labour camp:
 
A romantic revolutionist, meets a fortress of rules and 
tyranny and comes head to head with a leader, and the 
numbness of his prisoners. A battle ensues and there is much
ado about something, but, a disco, a stage fight and a 
revolution later and the question remains, did anything 
actually happen? A dance between rules and disorder, 
We are the Sleepyheads snatches a glance at a world not too
far removed from our own. It explores ideas of anarchy and 
freedom and questions whether there is really any true 
possibility for revolution, change or development?
 
This show, with its performance style, rooted in certain 
traditions and conventions of Comedia D’ell Arte is comic, 
highly physical and often poetic. The dramatic text is a 
blend of original script and extracts, twisted and 
recontextualised from the writings of absurd theatre writers
such as Fernando Arrabal and Arthur Adamov.
 
We are the Sleepyheads, premiered at ARTfart, Reykjavik, 
Iceland, 2009.
 
If you would like further details of the show or would like 
to discuss anything regarding the work of The Fiasco Division
please don’t hesitate to email us on tfd@hotmail.co.uk