How to Survive a Post-Truth Apocalypse
Francesca Beard

A show for anyone who's ever claimed to have read the terms and conditions.
A show for anyone who's ever wondered if the truth can set them free.

Francesca Beard is one of the most successful spoken word artists in the UK, and has developed innovative work such as Chinese Whispers and Animal Olympics. Her show How to Survive a Post-Truth Apocalypse explores our post-truth world that's had enough of experts but not enough of Donald Trump.

Through a series of encounters in an underworld of untruth the audience explore lies in their many forms, from political spin, to polite half-truths: "We live in a meritocracy"; “Thank you Grandma, I love this cardigan."

“Beard’s charisma and humour is so sparkling, and her ease and engagement with the audience is so genuine”

— Exeunt

2018 Tour Dates

19 February | SOUTHAMPTON, 451 City @ NST City
14 March | BIRMINGHAM, MAC
17 March | LONDON, Rich Mix
21 March | CANTERBURY, Marlowe Studio

17 - 19 May | LONDON, Battersea Arts Centre
22 May | NORWICH, Norwich Arts Centre
1 June | POOLE, The Lighthouse
6 June | STOCKTON, ARC

How to Survive a Post-Truth Apocalypse takes the form of an epic quest into a wonderland of lies and misdirection; mixing story-telling, verse, spoken word, and a game of "Whose Lie is it Anyway". In our "post truth" world, we are invited to consider the global cost of make-believe, whether all humans are liars and whether the truth can set us free.