Temporarily halted in their tracks by the pandemic, the aliens are back amongst us in 2021...
“No-one would have believed in the early years of the twentieth century that this world was being watched...”
But we did believe. We believed that Martians landed in New Jersey. We believed a water tower was an alien war machine. We believed a man walked on the moon. Now we’ve come to believe everything the internet tells us and the end of the world is being broadcast live...
The War of the Worlds as you have never seen (or heard) it! Rhum and Clay's explosive and irreverent new take on the brilliant sci-fi classic takes us from Orson Welles's mischievous radio adaptation in 1938 to a podcast in 2016, right at the birth of clickbait, between the Brexit vote and the looming election victory of Donald Trump. When the truth is crazier than fiction, how do we know who and what to believe?
★★★★ “Deft and ingenious”
The Guardian
Presented by Rhum and Clay Theatre Company
Written with Isley Lynn
Originally Commissioned By New Diorama Theatre.
Co-produced by Brighton Festival and HOME Manchester.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Supported By China Plate, Corn Exchange Newbury, MAST Mayflower Studios, The New Wolsey Theatre and Redbridge Drama Centre.
★★★★ “A whirling multi-rolling ensemble… just juicy”
WhatsOnStage.com
★★★★ “A smart, engagingly layered show”
The Stage
★★★★ “Remarkable - big beyond its length, size and means”
The Observer
Company
Written with Isley Lynn
Directors Hamish Macdougall and Julian Spooner
Movement Director Matt Wells
Set & Costume Designer Bethany Wells
Sound Designer Ben Grant
Lighting Designers Nick Flintoff and Pete Maxey
Video Designer Iain Syme
Cast Gina Isaac, Jess Mabel Jones, Julian Spooner, Matt Wells
