The Last Show Before We Die
written + performed by Ell Potter + Mary HigginsHilarious and heart-rending
Ell and Mary have been dead for three years, but now the creators of HOTTER and FITTER have come back to life (and the stage) with one question on their minds: how do you know when it’s the end? Inspired by zombies, heartbreak, and the humble cockroach, The Last Show Before We Die is an existential cabaret about the big things in life. And death.
The Last Show Before We Die combines found audio with original interviews in a genre-bending verbatim feast. Expect answers to life’s existential questions both profound and profane from a 93 year old, a former addict, a grief counsellor, a climate activist, and a midwife. And one of those people is already dead.
In a dark departure from their previous work, Hotter Project won’t bring you closure, or a happy ending. For reasons to do with the economy, unemployment, personal relations, the environment, and general apathy, this will be the last show Hotter Project ever does. Welcome to the messiest breakup you’ve ever been through: live.
Vulnerable, cathartic chaos… heartfelt and revealing
An absolutely bonkers and deeply moving show about endings… something really special
Broadway World
A sensory feast… a narrative that could be the anthem of every 20-something
Fringe Biscuit
Made with cocky confidence and total abandon, this is a sweaty, heady, gut-wrench of a show… Vividly, viscerally alive
The Guardian
Vulnerable, cathartic chaos… heartfelt and revealing
Edinburgh Guide
An absolutely bonkers and deeply moving show about endings… something really special
Broadway World
A sensory feast… a narrative that could be the anthem of every 20-something
Fringe Biscuit
Filled with moments of comic joy and lifts the audience at the points where they need it most
Theatre Weekly
Photos by Felix Mosse
