Pete Searles - Hey Gringo: Through Peru

He bought a ticket, jumped on a plane and set off. No Rough Guide in the world could have prepared him for the consequences.

With no props beyond his voice, body and imagination, Searles transforms a bare stage into Amazon riverboats, Andean villages, bustling cities and some of the world's most notorious prisons.

Along the way he encounters drug smugglers, Maoist guerrillas, Carmelite monks, Amazonian communities, a French shaman, crocodiles, jaguars and giant centipedes in a hilarious, moving and unforgettable true story.

An internationally touring one-man show and the first in the acclaimed Hey Gringo! trilogy. Inspired by Peter Searles' backpacking adventures through Peru in the mid-eighties, 'Through Peru' blends comedy, character acting and storytelling into an exhilarating theatrical journey.

"Part-actor, part-clown, part-raconteur" - Evening Standard
"Riveting. Leaves you yearning for more" ★★★★ The Guardian
"A combination of Bill Bryson's eye for the ridiculous and Rory Bremner's ear for mimicry" ★★★★ Metro
"Like Indiana Jones on speed..." The Stage
"This is the show every traveller would love to be able to give" ★★★★ The Evening News