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When civilization falls in light of a giant, worldwide nuclear meltdown, a group of survivors find themselves round a camp-fire, finding solace in acting out an episode of The Simpsons. Anne Washburn's darkly comic play takes us on a thoughtful, funny journey as it examines how pop culture goes on to inform mythology, from the dawn of a new era, to 75 years after, as the world attempts to rebuild itself.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Set in a post-apocalyptic America, the world that its inhabitants face is a candlelit, flickery one, filled with fear and constant movement. The power grid has failed, society has all but crumbled, and the world is in chaos.
Combining live theatre with a tribute to one of the most iconic family shows of the last 25 years - specifically, a certain episode called Cape Feare, itself a remake of Martin Scorsese's 1991 film, which in true meta-style, a remake of the film starring Robert Mitchum. Caught up yet?
The play takes a family on the run from radioactive dsiaster, and in an attempt to put aside their fears, take turns in telling now-mythological stories of a certain dysfunctional American family. There's elements of Family Guy's Blue Harvest series and the Wachowski siblings' Cloud Atlas at play here, with tribal storytelling carrying on through the ages.
