600 People

600 People
£10 (£11.75 inc online booking fee)
Thursday, 27 October, 2016 - 19:30
Pyramid arts centre

Third Angel presents 600 People

Written & Performed by Alexander Kelly

Inspired by conversations with Dr Simon Goodwin

Directed by Rachael Walton

“We step out of our solar system, into the universe, seeking only peace and friendship...”

So says the message from the human race on the Voyager spacecraft. But is there, y'know, anyone out there? I really wanted to know, so I went to speak to an astrophysicist to find out. This is what I found out: Stellar Wobble. The Mirror Test. The Drake Equation. Fermi’s Paradox. The Enhanced Human and murderous dolphins.

Somewhere between stand-up comedy and an astrophysics lecture, Third Angel brings you a simple show about huge ideas: the story of how a three-hour conversation with an astrophysicist changed the way Alex understands the way the Universe works. 600 People explores how we think about evolution and intelligence, belief and invention, communication and space travel. A show that that explores the stories we tell in order to understand our place in the cosmos. A show that asks if there are extra terrestrials in our galaxy. A show that asks what it means to be human.

We said they were big ideas…

“Wow! Completely stunning!” “Genuinely mind-boggling!” audience reaction

 “a philosophically inclined company engaging with the big issues about how we live with a fierce intelligence” The Guardian

Originally commissioned for Northern Elements, a development programme funded by Arts Council England and managed by ARC, Stockton Arts Centre.Third Angel is a Resident Company at Sheffield Theatres.

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Pyramid arts centre

Address: 
Palmyra Square South
Warrington
WA1 1BL
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01925 442345
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