{"product_id":"9781839041495-play-for-the-living-in-a-time-of-extinct","title":"A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn innovative one-woman show exploring what it means to be human in an era of ecological disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The difference between death and extinction is this: death is to cease to exist. Extinction is to extinguish. I think of death as individual. Extinction is collective.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi belongs to a theatre company that has made a play especially for you, who are living through extinction. The actors haven't shown up yet, but in the meantime Naomi has a plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart ritual, part battle cry, \u003cem\u003eA Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction\u003c\/em\u003e is an innovative one-woman show exploring what it means to be human in an era of ecological disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiranda Rose Hall's darkly funny, life-affirming play received its 2023 British premiere in a Headlong and Barbican co-production, directed by Katie Mitchell. A bold experiment in eco-theatremaking, it was powered entirely by bicycles. After opening at London's Barbican, it embarked on a 'zero-travel' tour: the play journeyed to other venues around the UK, whilst the people and materials did not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play had been first produced at Baltimore Center Stage in 2021, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40823519084641,"sku":"9781839041495","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28701839.jpg?v=1722846081","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839041495-play-for-the-living-in-a-time-of-extinct","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}