The Death of Dystopia

Theatrical play + post-show talk | Doors open 19:30 | In English

ONE and TWO inhabit Middle Earth, a country at the centre of their world. Their planet mirrors ours in many ways: humans breathe, talk, walk, sleep, and eat; animals do the same; there are cities, banks, airplanes, air, water, and an urgent planetary crisis. Yet, something about their speech, movements, and environment feels unsettlingly off—an uncanny quality that extends beyond the circles perched atop their heads.

TWO appears to be the gentler of the pair, perhaps due to their chronic pain, which flairs up whenever they try to think. Thinking also causes ONE discomfort, but unlike TWO, ONE avoids the effort entirely—why think, if it hurts? ONE dismisses TWO’s pain as self-inflicted and responds with little sympathy, which often manifests in sharp-edged behavior that verges on cruelty. Despite their friction, ONE and TWO share a kind of domestic…