Theatre
The Death Show
- Artists
- Lucy Nicholls, Antonia Beck
The Death Show is a darkly comic journey of discovery and contemplation, exploring our universal relationships with death and dying.
Why are we afraid of the inevitable? Why are we anxious about how we are remembered? Do we really need a Tweet from the Dalai Lama to show the world we lived a good life?
Drawn together by their shared fear of death, Birmingham theatre makers Lucy Nicholls and Antonia Beck have had to come face to face with death in the making of this show; training with celebrants, shadowing undertakers, talking extensively with hospice patients, GPs and Palliative Care Nurses.
“This show invites the audience to take time out to celebrate their own mortality. To laugh, cry, stick two fingers up at the grim reaper and discover why talking about death is ultimately life affirming.
“Through humour, conversation and reflection, The Death Show aims to encourage more people to think and talk about death, and looks to break down some of the taboos surrounding this universal subject matter. After all, everybody does it!”
7.30-9pm, £10-£12. For more info, visit www.arnosvale.org.uk/events/the-death-show
Our newsletters emailed directly to you
