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OVERVIEW
Oskar captivates his audience leading them to a world where life and comedy become one. Developed over 19 years as a solo act or in the clown duo "Oskar & Strudel", his unique interactive comedy style, range of physical skills and vast experience allow him to adapt to the nature of any audience, anywhere.
CURRENT SHOWS
1
"ALL ABOARD" / "EN VOITURE SVP"
"Everybody has the fantasy of being on that train which whistles in the night".
An interactive parable turning reality into fantasy and blurring the boundaries between observer and performer, Oskar presents a voyage into the great unknown.
Follow a toy locomotive as it travels through sublime worlds created on stage and finally journeys its way through the whole audience.
This skilled and delightfully profound parody of the human condition explores the whole wide circle of life and death, wisdom and ignorance, laughter and tears.
- "Utterly hilarious,
sweet and never failing to impress, Greder’s show is as close
to perfect as I’ve seen in quite some time."
Australian Stage, Australia 2007
- “All Aboard can not be described
well enough to capture its genius. It is simply a play that must be
seen to be believed”.
Arts Hub, Australia 2007
Best suited for theatre, street or cabaret
Duration: 75 minute theatre production or 20 minutes / 45 minutes street
or cabaret
Languages: Non specific language based
Complete Press reviews: English [PDF 157kb]
Press release: English [PDF 164kb]
Technical Requirements: English [PDF 720kb]
Article de presse: Français [PDF 144kb]
Medienmitteilung: Deutsch [PDF 132kb]
Comunicado de prensa: Español [PDF 180kb]
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"A DAY AT THE THEATRE"
A totally interactive show redefining the notion of theatre. The audience is guided through a series of their own routines which are then orchestrated as a finale.
- "Brave, touching
and thoroughly amusing"
The Scene, Brisbane
Best suited for stage, cabaret or circus
Duration: 30 minutes, 45 minutes or full length theatre production
Languages: English, French, German, Swiss-German
PREVIOUS
SHOWS
3
"STREET"
A multi-skilled, interactive and highly refined street comedy show winning the acclaim of audiences and prize judges alike.
- "Physical control
and poignant comedy"
Theatre Australasia
Best suited for street or festival performances
Duration: 30 or 45 minutes
Languages: English, French, German, Swiss-German
4
"ADAM HAD'EM"
A highly skilled, profound and humorous comment on the human condition, set where is all began, in the garden of Eden. Adam's struggle with temptation, will against counter-will, despair and joy are brought to life...and a fascination with an apple becomes a one ball contact juggling routine of the highest quality.
- "Mesmerising"
Modern Movement, Australia
Best suited for cabaret, circus or stage
Duration: 30 minutes, 45 minutes or full length theatre production
Languages: English, French, German, Swiss-German
5
"A NIGHT AT THE CABARET"
Classic sketches developed over 7 years working in circus and on the cabaret curcuits of Australia, Asia and Europe. From high skills artistic to poetic clown pieces, Oskar presents a range of routines suitable for any venue, anywhere.
- "His manipulation
of the diabolo was breathtaking and his juggling to a jazz piece inspired"
Theatre Australasia
Best suited for cabaret, variety, circus or stage
Duration: 5 to 60 minutes
Languages: English, French, German, Swiss-German
PERFORMANCE PRIZES
- Gent Festival, Belgium: 'Peoples Choice'
- Feldkirch Gaukler Festival, Austria: Twice winner 'Peoples Choice' first prize
- Vevey Festival des Artists de Rue, Switzerland: 'First', 'Second' & 'People Choice' Prizes
- Swiss Casino Comedy Awards Locarno, Switzerland: First prize
- Sierre Grand Prix de Spektacle de Rue, Switzerland: First prize & 'Prix Surpris'
- Brisbane Biennial Festival Australia: Street theatre competition
first prize
PRESS QUOTES
"Utterly hilarious, sweet and never failing to impress, Greder’s show is as close to perfect as I’ve seen in quite some time"
Australian Stage, Australia 2007
"All Aboard can not be described well enough to capture its genius. It is simply a play that must be seen to be believed"
Arts Hub, Australia
"A massage for the soul and the fantasy"
Neue Presse Hannover, Germany 2007
"As the train begins its journey, the performance becomes nothing short of mesmerising"
Australian Stage, Australia 2007
"While All Aboard is an unconventional piece of theatre, I have not seen something so original and so poignant for a long time"
Arts Hub, Australia 2007
"Sublimely comic. Strong images of a world beyond the merely visual"
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
"Deeply funny"
Time Off, Australia
"Mesmerising"
Modern Movement, Australia
"Brave, touching and thoroughly amusing"
The Scene, Brisbane
"Physical control and poignant comedy"
Theatre Australasia
"His manipulation of the diabolo was breathtaking and his juggling to a jazz piece inspired"
Theatre Australasia
"All Aboard is one of the deepest & lightest street acts of the times…genius”
FLOR, Holland
“Oskars night train mixes illusions, dreams and reality together”
Achterhoeks Weekblad, Holland
“Absolument hilarant, tendre et ne manquant jamais de nous impressionner, le spectacle de Greder est le spectacle le plus proche de la perfection que je n’aie vu depuis longtemps”.
Australian Stage, Australia 2007
“On ne peut pas décrire En voiture! assez bien pour capturer son génie. C’est tout simplement une pièce qu’il faut voir pour y croire”
Arts Hub, Australia
“Alors que En voiture! est une pièce de théâtre non conventionnelle, je n’ai rien vu d’aussi original et bouleversant depuis longtemps”
Arts Hub, Australia
“Suréel, époustoufant et totalement enchanteur”
Stage Diary, Australia
"Une parodie drôle et poignante de la condition humaine"
La Liberale de L'est, France
"Profondement drôle"
Time Off, Brisbane
"Sublimement comique. Des images puissantes d’un monde au delà du visible"
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
"Courageux, touchant et complètement amusant"
The Scene, Brisbane
"Controle physique et comédie poignante"
Theatre Australasia
"Fascinant"
Modern Movement, Australia
FORMATION
| 1998: | Stephan Teuwissen, 'Slapstick', Switzerland |
| 1997: | Justus Neuman, four week private clown tuition, Australia |
| 1995: | Alex Pinder, 'The Clown and Mask', Byron Bay, Australia Anna Yen, 'Freeing The Body', Brisbane, Australia Rock 'n' Roll Circus, Acrobalance, Tasmania, Australia Russel Dykstra, 'Movement for Actors', Brisbane, Australia |
| 1994: | Angela De Castro, 'The Clown', Brisbane, Australia Daniel Stein, 'Movement for Actors and Corporeal Mimes', Hong Kong Tang Shu Wing, 'The Clown', Hong Kong |
| 1993: | Philippe Gaulier, 'The Clown', Ecole Philippe Gaulier, London Sean Gandini, 'Juggling and Movement', The Circus Space, The Circus Space, London. Four month circus skills intensive |
| 1988: | Bachelor of Human Movement Studies (Education), University Of Queensland, Australia |
FESTIVAL HISTORY
Highlights
of booked work include:
AUSTRALIA
Metro Arts Theatre, Brisbane 2007, 1995
West Australian Circus Festival 2008
Australian National Circus Festival 1997 to 2002
Tasmanian Circus Festival 1994 to 2003
Adelaide Fringe Festival 2004, 2002, 1993
Ten Days On The Island Festival2005
Brisbane Biennial Festival
Woodford Folk Festival 2007, 2005, 2004, 1998, 1997, 1995
Port Fairy Folk Festival 1999, 2000
Fremantle Buskers Festival 2005, 2000
Melbourne Fringe Festival 1998
Brisbane Fringe Festival 1995
Ballarat Begonia Festival 2005
Peoples Day Festival, Brisbane 2002
AUSTRIA
Linz Street Theatre Festival 2006, 2004,1996 to 2001
"Le Grande Spectacles" theatre festival, Saltzburg 2005
Feldkirch Gaukler Festival 1996 to 2001
Villach Festival 2004, 1996 to 2001
BELGIUM
Gent Festival (Public Choice 1st Prize winner) 2003
Fete Romanes, Brussels 2007
Chassepierre Festival 2006, 2002
Espaces Speculoos Brussels 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
International Street Theatre Festival Balen 2006
Rue du Bocage, Herve 2004, 2001
Humerology 2005, 2002
Zommer 2002
Elf Juli Brussel Festival
Belgium National Day Festival Brussels 2005
CROATIA
Festival of New Circus, Zagreb 2006
CZECH REPUBLIC
Brno International Theatre Festival 2005, 2004
FINLAND
Jyväskylä Arts Festival 2005
Tampere International Theatre Festival 2003
FRANCE
"Cirque & Entresorts", Theatre d'Arles: Arles, Boulbon and Salin-de-Giraud 2008
Le Theatre De Clermont L'Herault 2008
Performance d'Acteur Festival, Cannes 2006
Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes, Charleville-Mezieres 2006
Festival de Theatre European, Grenoble 2003
Fest Arts Festival International des Arts de la Rue, Libourne 2003
La Marelle, Maizieres Les Metz 2006
Festival Rues et Cies, Epinal 2004
Z'Arts Up Festival, Bethune 2002
Lez' Arts de la Rue Festival, Marcoles 2005
Festival de Theatre de Rue Houldizy 2005
GERMANY
Kleines Fest im Grossen Garten, Hannover, Ludwigslust, Clemenswerth 2008
Duckstein Festival Hamburg, Lubeck, Kiel, Binz 2008
Kleines Fest im Grossen Garten, Hannover, Bad Pyrmont, Ludwigslust 2007
Schwerte Festival of World Theatre 2006
La Strada Bremen 2005, 2000
Open Flair Bochum 2007
Schmidts Tivoli Theatre 2000
La Strada Hamburg 2000
Koblenz Gaukler Festival 2005
Berlin Street Theatre Festival
HOLLAND
9th International Puppetry Festival Meppel 2008
Oerol Festival Terschelling 2001, 2000, 1996
Boulevard Theatre Festival 2004, 2002, 2001
Rotterdam Street Theatre Festival
Vlissingen Street Theatre Festival 2005, 2002
Karavaan Festival 2005, 2002
Overijssel op Straat 2004, 2002
Festpiet Udenhout 2003
Artimond Festival
Lowlands Festival 2001
Breda Festival
Genk Festival
Amersfoorts Theatre Terras
Reuringsfestival Purmerend
HONG KONG
Hong Kong Fringe Festival
Hong Kong International Arts festival
IRELAND
Diversions Festival, Dublin 2007
ITALY
Pennabilli Artisti In Piazza 2005
JAPAN
Iida International Puppetry Festival 2008
LUXEMBURG
Esch International Theatre Festival 2005, 2002
NEW ZEALAND
World Buskers Festival, Christchurch
NORWAY
50th Vinterfestuka, Narvik 2006
POLAND
Buskerbus Festival 1999, 2000, 2001
Tall Ships Race, Szczecin 2007
International Theatre Festival, Katowice
Miedzynarodowy Theatre Festival, Szczecin 2003, 2001
PORTUGAL
Festival O Gesto Orelhudo, Agueda 2006, 2002
Festival Internacional de Teatro Cómico da Maia, Porto 2006
Teatroesfera, Queluz 2005
Frestas Festival, Porto 2001, 2000
Festival Internacional de Teatro ACERT 2002
Lisbon International Humour Festival 2003
ROMANIA
Sibiu International Theatre Festival 2005
SCOTLAND
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004
SLOVENIA
Festival Ana Desetnica, Ljubljana 2001, 2000
Festival Lent, Maribor 2001, 2000
SPAIN
Trapezi Circus Festival, Reus, Spain 2008
International Theatre Festival of Cazorla 2008
International Puppetry Festival of Lleida 2007
International
Puppetry Festival of Sevilla 2007
Festival Internacional de Teatre de Teresetes de Mallorca 2007
Titirimundi Puppetry Festival, Segovia 2006, 2002
International Festival of Puppetry & Marionettes,
Zamora 2006, 2002
Festival Internacional de Clown, La Sala el Montacargas, Madrid 2006
Festival Arts Escèniques Poblenou, Barcelona 2006
Festival de Tardor, Escena Poblenou, Barcelona 2006
La Nave de Cambaleo, Aranjuez 2006
Festiclown, Santiago de Compostela 2005
Fira Tarrega Festival 2003
Merce Festival Barcelona
Aste Nagusia Bilbao 2003
SWEDEN
Stockholm Water Festival 2000, 1999
Malmo Festival
SWITZERLAND
Schlachthaus Theater 'Das Kleine Nacht Variete' 2007
Buskers Bern 2006
La Plage des Six Pompes Festival 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000
Neuchatel Buskers Festival 2005, 2001, 2000, 1999
Vevey Festival des Artists de Rue 2001, 2000, 1999 (1st & Peoples' choice prize)
Swiss Comedy Awards Locarno (1st Prize)
Sierre Grand Prix de Spektacle de Rue (1st & Special Commendation prize)
Montreux Comedy Festival
Montreux Jazz Festival
Zurich Theatre Spektakel
Lausanne Festival de la Cite
Oltisimo Festival 2003 to 2005
Viva la Strada Lenzerheide 2002, 2001, 1999
Fete du Peuple Jurassien 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001
UNITED KINGDOM
Swindon Brunel Festival 2006
Manchester Commonwealth Games Festival
Glastonbury Festival
Cardiff Festival 2003
Jersey Festival of the Arts
PERFORMANCE COMPANY HISTORY
Oskar & Strudel: Internationally acclaimed comedy duo who have toured the world for the past 7 years with their prize winning performances.
The Tiny Top: cabaret tent: Presenting the show “All Aboard” during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004; Adelaide Fringe Festival, Australia 2004 & 2002 and the Tasmanian Circus Festival, 2003
Tony's Imaginary Circus: founding member, writer, performer and musician. Seasons for 'Out of The Box' childrens festival, Moomba International Childrens Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, South East QLD tour, New Farm Park and Manly.
The Miscellanious Gentlemens Marching Band: Roving clown band. Founding member & performer
Tasdance: 'TEASE' production: Circus & contemporary dance collaborative with 'Tony's Imaginary Circus' & 'Tasdance': Co-writer & director, performer, musician
Queensland Performing Arts Trust: 'Dragon Dreams' production: Actor and musician in this touring production for intelectually and physically challenged children.
Queensland Theatre Company: Support actor in 'Peter Pan' production.
Theatre Resolu, Hong Kong: Support actor in 'Days of the Commune', Bertold Brecht
PDF FILES
For complete press reviews of the "All Aboard"
theatre performance:
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For additional information on Tom Greder's performances:
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For additional information on Tom Greder's performance workshops:
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For complete information on Tom Greder's work:
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For additional information on Tom Greder's corporate work:
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For additional information on Tom Greder's school workshops:
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For "All Aboard"
Technical requirements:
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For Tom Greder Arts Hub Career Profile:
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