The Thousands

University drama kids experimenting with convention and creating controversial theatre? What is the theatrical world coming to!? Well, right now it’s coming to a new production of Martin Crimpt’s powerhouse contemporary piece, staged by the young, beautiful and unpaid. The show follows an unseen character, Anne, who is and isn’t a terrorist, a porn star, a luxury car and a child in a war-zone. The script dispenses with conventional characters and narrative to create theatre with a new and different emotional pull. Support student theatre, for these are your gutsy welfare recipients of tomorrow! – JB