Ghosts of the Near Future
By (Author) Emma Clark
By (author) PJ Stanley
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
6th October 2022
United Kingdom
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
812.6
Paperback
104
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
It's easy to make you disappear, she says. And the figure is gone. Just like that. In Vegas, a magician performs a final disappearing act. The end of the world is a magic trick are you watching closely Ghosts of the Near Future is a cowboy-noir fever dream about extinction. Colliding music, storytelling, and live micro-cinema, it is a hallucinatory road-trip through a vanishing landscape, a haunting collage of miracles and misdirection. It takes us to the brink of disaster and asks whether were ready for what comes next. This edition was published to coincide with the production at Summerhall, Edinburgh, in August 2022.
An incredible piece that simmers on a familiar feeling. It is moving and perfectly executed. * Within Her Words (On Atlantic.) *
emma + pj is the collaboration between American theatre-maker Emma Clark and British maker PJ Stanley. They like to blur the lines between theatre, installation, and live art, creating playful environments that invite us to reimagine how we relate to each other and the wider world. Their previous shows include Atlantic at VAULT Festival and Obsession Party for Yardlings at The Yard Theatre.