The Audit comes to Norwich The Audit (or Iceland, a modern myth) - New play from hit theatre company comes to Norwich as part of national tour
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he global economy is a mess. The crash has landed, the tide’s swept out, and it’s taken our hope with it. There’s less in our pockets and more to be spent. The rich have got richer, the middle’s squeezed tight, and the poor are being dragged ever downwards. Ten years on from the worst worldwide financial disaster since the Great Depression of the 1930s, The Audit (or Iceland, a modern myth) by Proto-type Theater looks at the human cost of the corporate and personal greed that consumes whole countries - telling how one nation raised their voices in protest and railed against the currents. In a world where the driving force behind nearly every decision that affects our daily lives is profit here is a story about finding strength and overcoming a world designed to keep us docile. The Audit uses original text, performance, film, animation and specially composed music to inform, entertain and challenge. Norfolk audiences will be able to see this exciting new show that tells how one nation raised their voices in protest and railed against the currents. at Norwich Arts Centre on Wednesday 21 March when the audience can discover if a small island nation survive when going it alone with economic relationships. In a world where the driving force behind nearly every decision that affects our daily lives is profit THE AUDIT is about finding strength, overcoming a world designed to keep us docile, and seeks to show that collective power can move a mountain – even if only a little.
York Gregory (‘so seamlessly incorporated into the action it’s almost another performer’ Exeunt) and music and sound design by Paul J Rogers. Rachel said ‘We conceived The Audit as a companion piece to A Machine, throughout our investigations for that show we kept coming back to the unavoidable truth that money is behind everything.’ Gillian added ‘In researching the show, we spoke to academic economics experts as well as with special interest and community groups across the country to share experiences and discuss the profit motive that is behind the decisions and systems that govern our daily lives.’ Proto-type are a company of multidisciplinary artists led by Rachel Baynton, Gillian Lees, and Andrew Westerside. The company has been making work and supporting young artists in the US, the Netherlands, Russia, China, Armenia, France, Zimbabwe and the UK since 1997. www.proto-type. org The Audit (or Iceland, a modern myth) New show from acclaimed company Proto-type Theater tells the story of how a nation raised their voices in protest, and how collective power can move a mountain – even if only a little. Age 14+ 60 minutes, no interval.
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Written and directed by Andrew Westerside and devised and performed by Rachel Baynton and Gillian Lees this is Prototype’s second theatrical work examining contemporary politics. A Machine they’re Secretly Building, a ‘smartly intelligent hourlong whizz through the world of surveillance’ (Lyn Gardner, The Guardian) thrilled audiences and critics alike on tour and was selected for The British Council Showcase at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe. The Audit reunites the team with digital design from Adam 28 | Spring 2018
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