About the performance

A quintet of performances by some of the UK’s foremost queer artists, each of whom has exactly 14 minutes to save the planet in their own unique fashion. David Hoyle, Fancy Chance and Timberlina perform in person, Bette Bourne, and Kate Pelling appear in projected form, in this fusion of theatre, cabaret, live art and film directed by Nathan Evans.

Key Personnel

Nathan Evans - Director, producer
David Hoyle - Performer
Fancy Chance - Performer
Timberlina - Performer
Bette Bourne - Performer (on film only)
Kate Pelling - Performer (on film only)

Production Information

Running time at full length: 75 minutes

Suitable for age 16+

Use of dense text

Use of recorded music

Requires a clear understanding of English

Touring Information

Small scale show (up to 400 seats)

Appropriate for a studio theatre

Number of people on tour: 6

Suitable for rural touring

Outreach and Educational Work

We can work with local groups/artists to produce their own fourteen minute performance manifesto for saving the world which may then be presented alongside our own.

Company History

Nathan has been writing, directing, and producing cabaret, film and theatre for fifteen years and the current company comprises some of his key artistic collaborators throughout that period. Their work, collectively, has won numerous awards, been funded by Arts Council England and broadcast on Channel Four Television, toured by the British Council and archived by the British Film Institute, presented by the UK’s most prestigious venues and at international festivals across the globe.

Recent Productions / Tours

Dave’s Drop-In Centre (2009) and An Election Entertainment (2010) were supported by Arts Council England and presented at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern; several films created for these projects were subsequently screened in the London and Los Angeles Lesbian and Gay Film Festivals.

David Hoyle’s Theatre of Therapy (09) and Factory (10) were commissioned by Chelsea Theatre, and 7 Deadly Sins (08-9) was presented by Soho Theatre at festivals in Wroclaw, Dessau, Vilnius and Edinburgh.

Reviews

‘pure genius’ Time Out, 2006
‘a high-camp attack on high art’ The Guardian, 2007
‘the filthiest show ever seen’ The Telegraph, 2008
‘pioneering’ The Times, 2009
‘an inspired piece of theatre’ QX, 2010