We’ll Dance oN The Ash of the Apocalypse
Theatre, 60 mins
Near future. A young couple living in a world ravaged by climate change face a terrifying prospect; an unplanned pregnancy. Together they must decide whether they can bring a defenceless child into a seemingly hopeless world.
Cast - Maite Jáuregui, Danny Horn Playwright, Director - Melissa-Kelly Franklin
“A bounty of entertaining and passionate dialogue… asking some big questions... and leaves us with a lingering feeling of hope.” ★★★★ NORTH WEST END UK
“This thoughtful, engaging play… encourages us to see… that through rebellion a different world is possible.” BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
“When it comes to amorphous questions like hope, art can often take us where philosophy falls short… We’ll Dance on the Ash of the Apocalypse harnesses the power of art to tackle these morally-fraught issues.” COMMON HOME MAGAZINE
PRESS
Interview - To Plan a Family: Children, Hope, & the Climate Crisis, Common Home Magazine, Georgetown University (2022)
Interview - on ABC Arts programme The Mix (Australia, 2020)
FESTIVALS
PARK THEATRE London, 2022 (World Premiere - full length version)
Reykjavík Fringe, 2022 (dir. by Sólveig Eva, feat. Bergdis Julia & Arnar Hauksson, translated by Urður G. Norðdahl) (scratch version)
Scenesaver Honour Awards, 2021 - Finalist for BEST PLAYWRIGHT (scratch)
Brighton Fringe, 2021 - Nominated for AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD (scratch)
Edinburgh Fringe, 2021 (scratch)
Camden Fringe, 2021 - Nominated for OFF-FEST AWARD for BEST THEATRE (Off West End Awards - scratch)
New Zealand Fringe, 2021 (scratch)
Auckland Fringe, 2021 (scratch)
Desert Fest / Alice Springs Fringe, 2021 (dir. by Julia Billington, feat. Jac Marriott & Daniel Milne) (scratch)
Dunedin Fringe, 2021 (scratch)
Melbourne Fringe, 2020 - Nominated for PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD (scratch)
Adelaide Fringe, 2020 (scratch)
Reading Fringe, 2020 (scratch)
London Scratch Performance, 2019 - Staging Climate: An Evening of New Plays on Environmental Concerns, Bathway Theatre, London
