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 (full-length version - World Premiere)
Reykjavík Fringe, 2022 (dir. by Sólveig Eva, feat. Bergdis Julia & Arnar Hauksson, trans. Urður G. Norðdahl) (scratch version)
Scenesaver Honour Awards, 2021 - Finalist for BEST PLAYWRIGHT (scratch version)
Brighton Fringe, 2021 - Nominated for AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD (scratch version)
Edinburgh Fringe, 2021 (scratch version)
Camden Fringe, 2021 - Nominated for OFF-FEST AWARD for BEST THEATRE (Offies/Off West End Awards - scratch version)
New Zealand Fringe, 2021 (scratch version)
Auckland Fringe, 2021 (scratch version)
Desert Fest / Alice Springs Fringe, 2021 (dir. by Julia Billington, feat. Jac Marriott & Daniel Milne) (scratch version)
Dunedin Fringe, 2021 (scratch version)
Melbourne Fringe, 2020 - Nominated for PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD (scratch version)
Adelaide Fringe, 2020 (scratch version)
Reading Fringe, 2020 (scratch version)
London Scratch Performance, 2019 - Staging Climate: An Evening of New Plays on Environmental Concerns, Bathway Theatre, London
