When home has become contaminated, how do we dream about the future?

Combining voice, movement and text, this pulsing tragicomedy reduces the climate crisis to the metaphor of a filthy house.

In exactly the moment that it was predicted, the climate emergency has arrived. Everything has changed. The last woman on earth is beside herself. She used to live in a nice house in a nice area and never thought climate change would actually, you know, affect someone like her. But here we are.

The Dirt has arrived at her door and is seeping into her house. Terrified, she calls her cleaner, a punk who has since been evicted, to come round and help, but despite all their efforts, the house just gets dirtier and dirtier.

Tomorrow, she had planned to have children and play with them. She wonders if this will be possible.

In this 50-minute solo performance, linguistic boundary pusher Marianne Tuckman asks: ‘If outside forces such as the climate crisis invade and contaminate home, how does our vision of the future mutate? And, a burning question facing my generation: is having children still an option?’

Opening Performance by Dance Theatre artists Áine Reynolds and Ruby Portus

Tom and Jerry. Thelma and Louise. Cheese and Biscuits. Barbz and Judy. Áine and Ruby.

A double act – friends, idiots, and a show that may feel like kids making a den out of bed sheets or being flung into a fancy dress box.

That’s showbiz!

2 February 6-7.30PM: ‘Dreaming in the Climate Emergency‘ – Free Workshop, The Cockpit.
3 – 4 February 8pm: ‘The Dirt’ and Opening Performance, The Cockpit.

Creative Team

Artistic Direction, performance and script: Marianne Tuckman
Creative Production: João Maio and Belisa Branças
Sound Design: Marcelo Schmittner Daza
Lighting Design: Nicolas San Martin
Costume Input: Barte Liagaite
Rehearsal Direction: Marco Gonzales
Artistic Mentoring: Cristina MacKerron and Rod Dixon
Supported using public funding through Arts Council England

Produced and presented by HEXIS Productions

Press on ‘The Dirt’

‘Through character, humour and a powerful performance a simple truth is revealed: that the climate catastrophe end of the world will be a very personal event.’
Everything Theatre

‘Marianne embodies the characters uncannily and cleverly, dousing her solo with relatable humour and currency. The Dirt asks many questions related to climate change. Rather than being irritatingly moralistic, it paints a picture of what might happen tomorrow if change isn’t set in motion today. ‘
Dance Art Journal

‘An endlessly watchable performer, Tuckman holds the room with an uncanny power.’
A Youngish Perspective