Winner Clown Factor 2021 - Takimiri Award
Mr. Brush
The crazy garbageman
directed and performed by Antonio Brugnano


Mr. Brush is a show created to entertain through the craziness of the clown and the lightness of being of the modern mimes, who use voice, sounds and music to play with their audience.
The protagonist, a garbageman, will play and improvise on and off the stage, or on the street as well, if the show will take place outdoor.
Mr. Brush will describe his childhood dreams, and to do it he'll use the equipment he uses for his everyday job, brooms, brushes, trash cans, as well as music and sound effects to allow us to enter in his magical world in which he becomes a famous cowboy, an interstellar space voyager and a bungling chef!
But to live all these adventures I'll often need the help of his audience, both the one seated in the theatres and the one he meets on the street, because, actually, the best part of dreams is sharing them...


Additional Informations:


Mr. Brush speaks a “nonsense” language that together with the use of the art of mime makes the performance understandable anywhere in the world.
The show can be performed in theaters and outdoor (streets, squares).
The voice-over can be in French, Spanish and Italian too.
This show is “tout public”, suitable for both adults and children, from 5 years old and up.
The show begins during the entrance of the audience in the theatre or during the arrival of the public in the place of the performance: they'll find Mr. Brush welcoming them. The duration of this first part of the show can be established with the organizers.
Duration of the show 45 minutes.

Antonio Brugnano,
actor and mime

Antonio Brugnano started his career as actor and mime in 1998.
He collaborates with many Italian and international theatre companies, such as Paolo Nani Teater (Denmark), Quelli di Grock Company and Comteatro Company (Italy).
He performed in Italy, Spain, Switzerland as an actor, and in France, Ireland, China, Taiwan and Japan as mime and clown.
From 2017, he is the official substitute of Paolo Nani in the show “Jekyll on ice” for the tours in the Asia.
He won two important awards as Best Italian actor in Theatre for young audiences in 2007 e in 2009.
He runs mime and acting workshops in several Italian theater schools.