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The Museum of Broken Relationships is an award winning exhibition of seemingly ordinary yet incredibly poignant objects. Donated by individuals from all over the world, each object serves as a memento and tells the story of a past relationship. Contrary to the suggestive title, the Museum is full of hope, life, resilience and inspiration. Originally conceived in Croatia, the Museum has gone on to tour internationally; from Macedonia to the Philippines, America to Germany and many more places in between.

The Tristan Bates Theatre (TBT) is delighted to announce that we shall be hosting the first ever UK visit of the Museum by bringing it to London from 15th August – 4th September 2011.

The Museum will be housed at the Tristan Bates Theatre and various other sites across the Seven Dials area. People living and working within the area will be encouraged to donate an object to the collection, giving them the opportunity to share their relationship stories and experiences with the world.

The aim is not only to host the Museum, but to create a three week festival with the Museum and its objects as the focal point. The festival will include community engagement projects, providing local people with the opportunity to explore and develop their artistic potential; the commissioning of artists to respond to the locally donated objects; and public performances of theatre, poetry, dance, art and song both in the TBT and around the Seven Dials area.

With your support we can bring the Museum to London and put a British stamp on it.

Gnomes have come for a visit!

Posted on 15/07/2011

Can you spot him in the picture? No, the one in the middle is the Ginge. The one wearing the yellow T-shirt is the Geordie, and the one holding the fishing rod is the Geek. That's right, our poor little Gnomeo is the one looking a little bashed up. Many thanks and congratulations to The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek who had a great run at the Tristan Bates Theatre this week. We wish them all the best in Edinburgh! Gnomeo is still looking for a companion. If you have a toy friend lying around that needs a new home you still have time to donate him to the Museum of Broken Relationships- UK. Follow this link: http://new.brokenships.com/en/join/london_donations Find out more about Gnomeo and the Museum of Broken Relationships here: http://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/Production_Details_museum_of_broken_relationships.asp

Festival Events Announced!

Posted on 06/07/2011

All events programmed to celebrate the first ever UK visit and UK edition of the Museum of Broken Relationships have now been announced! We've got something for everyone! For all new lovers we have a First Date Night on the 18th of August. Couples will be invited to explore the museum enjoying a complimentory glass of wine and a red carnation. It's the perfect environment to get conversations flowing and get to know each other better. For all you party animals we have a Ceilidh happening on the 19th. We've got the fabulous Steam Chicken Ceilidh band lined up to get you all on your feet. No experience needed and everyone is welcome. On the 20th we have a Poetry Face-off. What's that you may ask. We will be giving a number of poets three hours to explore the exhibits and write a poetry response. Then the battle commences. Survival of the fittest poetry-style. Your host, the wonderful Poet Curious. And if you're still not ready for bed, we've got Midnight Puppetry. Come and find out what happens to love at Witching Hour. Performances by the extraordinary Blueberry Moon Theatre. Ladies, tune in to this next event, because on the 21st we've got the fabulous Irma Kurtz, Cosmopolitan's original Agony Aunt coming in for a Q&A. Irma will be sharing her wisdom to ease troubled minds which will hopefully prevent relationships from breaking up! Then after a bit of a break, be prepared to get blown away by the multitude of free events happening on the 27th. Come along for a stroll in the Seven Dials area and be surprised by the talent on display! We've got a spectacular new dance piece by the Guerilla Dance Project, poetry in the streets, stunning visual artwork, Bollywood dancing, interactive games brought to you by Coney, outdoor cinema screenings and a night of song curated by the talented ESKA. And finally for those with a more classical pallet, we've got an evening of poetry curated by Clive Swift on the 28th to help us wind down from all the excitement. To find out more about the events and to book your tickets go to: http://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/Production_Details_events.asp Be quick because there are limited numbers for certain events.

An Ex Axe. 5 days to submit your own donations

Posted on 30/06/2011

1995 Berlin, Germany She was the first woman that I let move in with me. All my friends thought I needed to learn to let people in more. A few months after she moved in, I was offered to travel to the US. She could not come along. At the airport we said goodbye in tears, and she was assuring me she could not survive three weeks without me. I returned after three weeks, and she said: “I fell in love with someone else. I have known her for just 4 days, but I know that she can give me everything that you cannot.” I was banal and asked about her plans regarding our life together. The next day she still had no answer, so I kicked her out. She immediately went on holiday with her new girlfriend while her furniture stayed with me. Not knowing what to do with my anger, I finally bought this axe at Karstadt to blow off steam and to give her at least a small feeling of loss – which she obviously did not have after our break-up. In the 14 days of her holiday, every day I axed one piece of her furniture. I kept the remains there, as an expression of my inner condition. The more her room filled with chopped furniture acquiring the look of my soul, the better I felt. Two weeks after she left, she came back for the furniture. It was neatly arranged into small heaps and fragments of wood. She took that trash and left my apartment for good. The axe was promoted to a therapy instrument.

Heartbreaking...but the glassware is still intact.

Posted on 22/06/2011

A Glass Horse 1982-1997 Maribor, Slovenia One day I was tidying up the bedroom. I opened the closet and found a small cash-box. I opened it. At the bottom of it I saw my wedding ring, and next to it a little glass horse. I took it in my hand. It was made in a workshop on the island of Murano, Venice. Old memories – If I remember correctly, my husband and I took a trip to Venice. It was a splendid day, the sun was shining. I was young, I was in love. I had wonderful dreams about our future. Venice is a city of people in love. We walked slowly along the streets, across the squares and stone bridges. The streets were full of people, full of tourists. Young people were walking hand in hand. Everyone seemed happy. We soon arrived at the Canal Grande, a long narrow street full of beautiful palaces. The facades were bathing in the sun. We stopped at the place called Café Gondoliere and went in. Inside there was a group of tourists, older men reading newspapers, and smartly-dressed women eating cakes. We sat down to enjoy the scene. After some time I went to the women’s washroom and when I came back, my husband was paying the bill. We made a quick decision. We went to visit the glass-works of Murano. I was admiring an artist who was making beautiful sculptures in glass. In front of us he was sculpting a beautiful horse. I said: Oh, I would be very happy if I had it. Then we returned to the city. It was a long walk back to our hotel. We didn’t talk a lot, but it was a peaceful time which both of us enjoyed. I was very happy. Just before we reached the hotel my husband kissed me on the cheek and gave me a small package. He said: Darling, I love you. I’ll never stop loving you. You are my life. I answered: Me too, dear. When we entered the room, I opened my gift and saw the little glass horse. 20 years later, I am divorced. His love disappeared like the wind. I put the glass horse into the box beside the wedding ring and shut it. I say to myself: Don’t cry! Tomorrow is a new day.

Wanna taste of the stories, maybe some erotic bread?

Posted on 16/06/2011

A "MIRA FURLAN" Bowl Almost 3 years, January 2003 – September 2005 Ljubljana, Slovenia You wanted me to bake bread. Because a woman kneading dough is so erotic, isn't she? You probably thought I’d work up such a sweat that it would drip from my breasts directly into the bowl. One summer day I dressed up only in an apron, just for you and the bowl. In three years I made bread five times in this bowl. It never was any good, always hard as a rock. I don’t know why. Maybe it is because the bowl is too small for kneading, or because I sometimes forgot to put in the yeast. Do you put an egg in bread? You were always eyeing me suspiciously when I was “getting to work”. You wanted me to be like Mira Furlan in the film “Lepota poroka”. But I’m not Mira Furlan. Now I know that the bread was bad because I was afraid that you would – like it happened in the film – smash it on my head with a hammer, if I happened to look at another boy for a tad too long. After that I only ate salad from the bowl for a while. I lost 21 kilograms. And the Furlan woman is not such a babe anymore.
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  1. Pledge £5 or more

    Thank you from all of us here at the Tristan Bates Theatre – we hope to see you at the Festival

  2. Pledge £25 or more

    Thank you very much. Your donation will help us to collect new objects for the Museum. As a sign of our appreciation you will have your name on our website, make a dedication to a loved one and receive two museum entry passes.

  3. Pledge £50 or more

    A big thank you from the TBT. Your donation will enable us to go ahead with the community engagement projects. To say thank you properly not only will you receive all of the above but we’d also like to invite you to have a sneak preview of the Museum.

  4. Pledge £100 or more

    A huge thank you. Your kind donation will mean we are able to exhibit the Museum in different locations across the Seven Dials area. As a thank you, we would like to give you all of the above but instead of just a sneak preview, we’d like to invite you to a champagne reception as we unveil the Museum and give you two tickets to an evening performance of your choice.

  5. Pledge £250 or more

    A massive thank you. Your very generous donation will enable us to transport the existing Museum to London. As a sign of our appreciation we would like to give you all of the above plus an additional two tickets to an evening performance of your choice, a signed copy of the book that accompanies the Museum and we’d like to give you the opportunity to meet the curators and observe the selection process.

  6. Pledge £750 or more

    A gigantic thank you from all of us at the Tristan Bates Theatre. Your extremely generous donation will enable us to commission an extra artist in your name.

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