MAYURI,
Or The New Human
11 August 2021, 7.30pm
Following an existential crisis, Mayuri leaves her human life behind, befriends the android Riza and has her mind transferred into a machine. Alienated by humans and robots alike, she embarks on a haunting journey of self-discovery, brutality and despair… Her life keeps changing while a cult starts following her like a god.
Could you picture letting go of your family, your country, your human body? Everything that makes you who you are?
Mayuri is a one-woman science fiction play for a goddess and a priest; a dystopian storytelling experience; a sermon for the Cult of Mayuri on a strange island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Written & Directed by Christos Callow Jr
Performer: Liza Callinicos (Mayuri & The Priest)
Composer: Aris Lanaridis
The play is inspired by Greek tragedy, anime, posthuman philosophy and cyborgs…
“This absurd scenario is cleverly written with the right tone of sarcasm and self-irony” (A Younger Theatre reviewing Christos Callow Jr’s Last Tragedy at Talos Sci-Fi Theatre Festival 2018)
The Chelsea Theatre, 7.30pm, 11 August 2021 | Funded by Kensington + Chelsea Festival
In Venue Performance | 7 World's End Place, London SW10 0DR | For tickets click here!
Live-Streamed Performance, 5.50pm (UK), 20 August 2021 | With Chronic Insanity’s support
Streaming for Edinburg Fringe | For tickets click here.
Rehearsal photos by Michael John White: https://mjwpix.com/
