HOTHOUSE

Ruth in 1969 refuses to eat sandwiches with lettuce in them. Ali in the present day goes on a cruise to say goodbye to the ice. A parent 100 years in the future tells their child it gets better, even though we're pretty sure they're lying.

HOTHOUSE makes big ideas urgently human. And funny! This show is not just One More Thing to Feel Scared About. We promise. Climate breakdown is so huge that feeling bad is too small a feeling to really do it justice. So why not laugh about death? Why not do a drag cabaret about bees going extinct? Why not play some banging tunes while the ship sinks?

Come along: Laugh. (Loudly.) Panic. (Controlledly.) Think about needing to change (desperately), but not knowing how. HOTHOUSE is a new play with songs about horny songbirds, parents, love, legacy, horny rabbits, Minnie Riperton, and whether things can ever get better.

Created with MALAPROP. Originally commissioned by THISISPOPBABY for Where We Live 2020. Supported by the Arts Council.
Photos by: Ros Kavanagh.