July 18, 2019

210: Autocannibal (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)

210: Autocannibal (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)

Autocannibal (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia)Why do we do things that we know are bad for us?Addiction, obesity, corruption, over-consumption. On all fronts homo sapiens seem to be intent on wiping themselves out through perplexingly myopic...

Autocannibal (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia)Why do we do things that we know are bad for us?Addiction, obesity, corruption, over-consumption. On all fronts homo sapiens seem to be intent on wiping themselves out through perplexingly myopic decision making.In the aftermath of an apocalyptic social collapse, one person survives – but he’s still hungry…Drawing together elements of circus, performance art, BDSM culture and clowning, AutoCannibal is an experimental new work of solo physical theatre that explores ideas of resource depletion, environmental exhaustion, and social decay through the metaphor of the performer's body.What will we eat when we’ve consumed it all? Ourselves.For more information visit  http://www.theatreworks.org.au/program/autocannibal/ Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews  Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #theatreworks #autocannibal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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