The Synchrocrispettes – Kate Stobbart Art

Old Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne

The world’s first synchronised crisp eating band the Synchrocrispettes premiered Synchrocrispicity at the old Star & Shadow cinema on the 10th of January 2014. In this deceptively technical piece the band ate a bag of ready salted crisps in synchronisation with each other. Bags of crisps were handed out to the audience – with many of them eating in synch along with the band. A film of the Synchrocripsettes performing Synchrocrispicity on Nuns Moor, Newcastle, was made in 2014.

Photo of nine people, dressed in black, standing on a stage, each holding an opened packet of crisps in their right hand. The stage is bathed in red light. — Performing Synchrocrispicity at Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle – Photo: Arto Polus

Photo of a card board sign that says
"THE Synchrocrispettes". The words are painted in orange with a green background. — Close up of band sign – Photo: Kate Stobbart

Photo of nine people dressed in black, standing on a stage. The are all putting a crisp into their mouth, with their right hand. Their movements are synchronised with each other. — The Synchrocrispettes from L to R: Lucy Wareing, Ilana Mitchell, Kyra Humphreys, Jane Carman, Cristina De Giorgi, Lindsay Duncanson, Tracey Tofield, Kate Penrice, Kate Stobbart – Photo: Arto Polus

Filming Synchrocrispicity

Filmed and edited by Arto Polus. Directed and produced by Kate Stobbart. Music “10 Ghosts II” from Ghosts I-IV (2008) by Nine Inch Nails. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike licence

Close-up shot of someone holding a single crisp up to the sky. Only their thumb, index finger and the crisp are in view. The sky behind is blue with white clouds. Sun light falls through the crisp — Screen shot of *Synchrocrispicity* – Camera: Arto Polus

A photo of five people standing outside on grass. Everyone is holding a bag of crisps in their left hand, their heads are turned upwards as they drop crisps into their mouths, from the opened bag. — Screenshot of *Synchrocrispicity* – Camera: Arto Polus

The film Synchrocrispicity screened at:

The Blue Moon Festival, Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne (2014)

Running Sushi film festival, Kuntsraum Garage, Vienna (2016)

XL Gallery, Newcastle University (2025)