That Happy Breed

 

COMING NOVEMBER 2016

at UBIK, WORM, ROTTERDAM

"THAT HAPPY BREED"

A BREXIT SCIENCE FICTION OPERA

by

DOMINIC ROBERTSON

What happens if, after Britain leaves the EU, the rest of the planet destroys itself through some kind of ethical-nuclear misunderstanding? What happens to an independent England in total isolation?

"That Happy Breed" is a science-fiction vision of 'an island in the moon', adrift on shared history and past glories, visions of empire and sightings of rabbits on the copse.

A family home and the Houses of Parliament provide the setting for a Menippean satire on patriotism and propaganda. A community play in words, song, and electronic music, "That Happy Breed" is a caustic cavalcade comedy, with appearances from St George, Queen Elizabeth II, Boris Johnson, Morris Dancers, and the IRA. 

So keep your temper, 

dissidence is not a word a British true 

should ever be resorting to,

you are looked after,

pampered, preened,

your life in England is a dream.....

DW Robertson is resident at Worm, Rotterdam, this week, with compadre and collaborator Andrew Dickinson, creating sets and costumes for "That Happy Breed".

Set designs for "That Happy Breed" in-progress.....

Follow Dominic's adventures on the Worm Residency blog.