8 January - 27 January 2024
The Last Show Before We Die
8 January - 27 January 2024
ABOUT
Ell and Mary haven’t made a show in ages. They’ve been dead for three years. Now, they’ve resurrected themselves to probe life’s biggest question: how do you know when it’s the end?
The Last Show Before We Die is a hyper-sensory mash-up of found audio and interviews. A raucous genre-bending feast that attempts to answer life’s existential questions—profound and profane—from a 93-year-old, a former addict, a grief counsellor, a climate activist, a midwife, and more.
Inspired by zombies, heartbreak, and tenacious cockroaches, this is a darkly delightful exploration of endings. But there will be no happy endi—
—please do not text. This is the end. Please do not call. There will be no closure. Let us know when you want us to drop off that t-shirt you left at ours.
A macabre mediation from the glorious duo behind ★★★★★ HOTTER and FITTER, this will be the messiest breakup that you’ve never been through.
For reasons to do with the economy, unemployment, personal relations, the environment and general apathy, this will be the last show Ell and Mary do.
DATES & TIMES
8 – 27 January 2024, 7:30pm
RUNNING TIME
Approximately 60 minutes.
WAYS TO SAVE
BOOK EARLY
Tickets start from £15 and prices increase as the theatre fills — the earlier you book tickets, the cheaper they will be.
YARD LOCAL
Locals get 30% off all tickets with a free Yard Local Card – sign up online.
NO EMPTY SEATS
If you’re aged 27 and under, you can get £5 tickets on the door to all performances that are not sold out with #NoEmptySeats.
CONCESSIONS
If you're aged 26 and under, 65+, a student or are unwaged, tickets are priced cheaper.
GROUP BOOKINGS
If you’d like to make a group booking (10+ tickets) please email marketing@theyardtheatre.co.uk
ACCESS
ACCESS
Access tickets are priced as concessions and can be booked online. We offer free tickets for companions, and these must be booked by emailing marketing@theyardtheatre.co.uk
SUITABILITY
Recommended for ages 14+
CONTENT GUIDANCE
This show contains references to death and dying, semi-nudity, haze, some audience participation and scenes of mild violence.
“A sweaty, heady, gut-wrench of a show… vivid, viscerally alive.”
The Guardian
“A joyous and sometimes sad show about endings, be these lives, relationships, household chores, or this evening.”
The Scotsman
“Something really special.”
Broadway World
“Filled with moments of comic joy.”
Theatre Weekly
“Vulnerable, cathartic chaos… heartfelt and revealing.”
Edinburgh Guide
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