A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction
Barbican Theatre
26 – 29 Apr 2023
barbican.org
Written by Miranda Rose Hall
Directed by Katie Mitchell
Starring Lydia West
Created with leading touring company Headlong
‘A touring company of generous unpredictability’
The Observer on Headlong
About the show
Miranda Rose Hall’s darkly funny, life-affirming show starring Lydia West is directed by Katie Mitchell. This is a bold experiment in eco theatre-making, created with the leading touring company Headlong.
Naomi is part of a theatre company who have made a play, especially for you, those living through extinction, but the actors haven’t shown up yet. In the meantime, Naomi has a plan.
This innovative one-woman show takes us on a life-changing journey to confront the urgent ecological disaster that is unfolding around us. Part ritual, part battle cry, and powered entirely by bicycles, this fiercely feminist production is a moving exploration of what it means to be human in this era of man-made extinction.
Sharing learning from Europe, Headlong presents Katie Mitchell’s innovative touring model, the first of its kind in the UK, whichsees a play tour, while the people and materials do not.
It forms part of a ground-breaking international experiment in reimagining theatre in a climate crisis.
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