Futurology - A Global Revue

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T201882684 (NTS07) Producer National Theatre of Scotland. Producer Suspect Culture. Producer Brighton Festival. Director Graham Eatough. Other David Greig (dramaturgy). Music Nick Powell. Design Patrick Macklin. Design Ian Scott. Lighting Ian Scott.
5 May 07 to 10 May 07	Brighton Dome, Brighton :: V655 listing details L01654583946
5 May 07 to 10 May 07	Brighton Dome, Brighton :: V655 listing details L01794872427
25 Apr 07 to 28 Apr 07	Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), Aberdeen :: V0560847296 listing details L02060204024
17 Apr 07 to 21 Apr 07	Corn Exchange, Edinburgh :: V1392711873 listing details L01269617462
10 Apr 07 to 14 Apr 07	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow :: V1986850853 listing details L333259486

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Play :: The future will never be the same again. Suspect Culture’s new show is a black comedy that asks the only question anyone really cares about: Is everything going to be alright? The future’s coming towards us at a hundred miles an hour. Do you ever feel like a rabbit caught in the headlights? The oil’s running out, the climate is changing, China’s on the rise. But in the future we’ll have cars that run on water, smart fridges that know what food you like, Google implanted in your head so you never need to actually know anything ever again. Meanwhile we’re left wondering how to act now. Is there something we should be doing? Is it ok to be doing nothing? Thankfully, the powers that be have called a conference to discuss all this and make the big decisions for us. Futurology is the story of that conference. Delegates, economists, politicians, protestors and mystics turn up from all over the world. Powerpoint presentations are made. Weighty decisions hang in the balance. Meanwhile the Mayor of the town hosting the conference is determined that everyone is going to sample the best of local entertainment! Everybody seems to know what they’re doing except the delegate from the Sandwich Islands. Her home is sinking and she just wants to know what to do for the best. Follow Patrice, as she struggles to negotiate high politics, conference sex and the finer points of name badge etiquette before - eventually - learning how to play the game. But will it be enough to save her homeland? Futurology explores the big questions with a darkly comic show packed full of song, dance, ventriloquism and Suspect Culture’s trademark theatrical style.