Silvia Mercuriali and Matt Rudkin - Dean Gibbons and the Knowledge of Death
or 'The Day after Yesterday; an Inconvenient Spoof'.
20, 21, 26, 27 & 28 August, 9.30pm, Forest Fringe at The Mock Turtle
An eminent primatologist stops off on his global crusade to raise awareness of the remarkable abilities of a newly discovered species, the Giant Mountain Bonobo. This darkly comic work of social-science-fiction, based on the claims of evolutionary psychology and set amidst the twin threats of Peak Oil and Climate change, combines expert physical performance, a blisteringly fact-packed text and striking visual effects to produce an easily enjoyable show whose unsettling propositions approach with stealth through highly amusing undergrowth. Contains long sentences.
An irreversible process of rapid environmental change is already underway. It is too late to avoid catastrophe. A powerful few are conspiring to bring about a drastic solution.
