Backwards

May 21 - May 22, 2010
7.30pm

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Following a six week workshop with 20 volunteers, Station House Opera explore the idea of backwardsness.

Do we believe in progress? Do we have evidence that humans improve? Evolution may operate in time, but our sensibilities do not. We must no longer see the world as one damn thing after another. Does the cause necessarily precede the effect? Perhaps criminals are striking a blow for sanity?

You’ll arrive at the end, and watch as life goes backwards to before the start, reversing the usual notions of causality, morality, will, belief and common sense.

‘A company that can still be well ahead of the game’ Guardian

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A BAC Scratch Commission. Station House Opera is an Artsadmin artist.

Running time: approx. 40 mins

Ticket price: £5 (£3 concs)

3 for 2 offer:

All Scratches priced at £5 (£3 concs) are included in the 3 for 2 offer. The offer can be spread across the festival, so you can come back on another date if you’d prefer. The 3 for 2 offer must be booked through our Box Office on 020 7223 2223 and can’t be booked online.

There are 4 shows during the Festival that aren’t Scratches and not available with this offer: Human Computer (Will Adamsdale), Dash Dash Dash (David Gale), I Malvolio (Tim Crouch), It’s Like He’s Knocking (Leo Kay).