Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari: How prepared are you for the end of the world?
As Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari’s piece ”Party Skills for the End of the World” opens in London, they’ve put together this personality quiz to find out how you might deal with the apocalypse
Theatremakers Nigel Barrett, Louise Mari and Abigail Conway's production Party Skills For the End of the World opened at the Manchester International Festival last year and has been re-imagined for a run at Shoreditch Town Hall this February. The piece is a playful exploration of ideas about apocalypse and the global anxiety that we are facing the end of the world , inviting audiences to consider the world in which we live, our place in it, and what might come of us when the devastation comes. It is also a party and a celebration of what makes life worth living. To mark the opening we asked them to put together a scientific* questionnaire to provoke you to think about how you might deal with the end of the world.
Good luck!
*Not scientific at all
Seven hundred and ninety five million people on the planet do not have enough food, while, in the
developed world, swathes of the population are feverishly stockpiling in preparation for The End Of
The World As We Know It.
We are all going to die.
Let us prepare.
Are you ready?
Your answers suggest your personality is: Dynamic Dave
You are ready for the party.
Your answers suggest your personality is: Billy no mates
You will probably be on your own.
Your answers suggest your personality is: Supported Sarah
You’ll be fine. We will look after you.
Your answers suggest your personality is: Sensible Steve
You are very sensible. We would like to be with you if anything goes wrong.
The moon is bigger than you’ve ever seen it before and the colour of dried blood. Do you…
There is a tsunami warning. Do you…
A pandemic of Ebola takes hold of the country. Do you…
All the electrics in the office go out at once. You look out of the window and see planes falling out of the sky. Do you…
The country declares martial law, as a financial collapse looks imminent. Do you…
6. Someone in your street is having a really noisy party on a Tuesday night and you have to be somewhere important early the next morning. Do you…
Party Skills for the End of the World runs at Shoreditch Town Hall from 13 to 24 February.