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TREEFXXXERS

 
A blazing and hilarious work of contemporary political theatre about the Sheffield Street Trees controversy

What happens when you are declared a terrorist for hugging a tree? How do you respond when the government suppresses your basic right to protest? And how do you survive climate catastrophe if you can’t defend the street outside your front door?



Spectacularly bold and ambitious, TREEFXXXERS tells the story of the real local drama of the £2.2 Billion ‘Streets Ahead’ project and the 17,500 Sheffield trees being put to axe.

This riotous production collides violent comedy, anarchic choreography, and exuberant theatricality. Part gig, part theatre, part dance, this wild new work – created with a group of young Sheffield based artists – blasts a light on conspiracy, corruption, and the suppression of dissent.

#radical #activist #spectacle

WARNING
Yes it is.

FOR AUDIENCES
Humans and Trees

CREATIVES

lead artists
Tobias Manderson-Galvin + Dr Tom Payne

company
SHU Performance Lab Company ’18

cast
Leah Cooper, Sophie Davidson, Suzie Ford, Harli Foster, Jacob Jackson, Krysia Janeczek, Charmaine Lambert, Chloe Lowndes, Alice Moreland, Amelia-Daisy Phair, Kiera Rhodes, Sarah Shortall.

DATES

Previews
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Nov

Season
Thur 29 Nov, Fri 30 Nov, Sat 1 Dec, Sat 1 Dec

Duration 75 minutes

Venue Performance Lab

Location Arundel Gate, Sheffield

PARTNER

Presented in association with Sheffield Hallam University – Department of Stage & Screen.

Presented as part of Season for Change, a UK wide programme of cultural responses celebrating the environment and inspiring urgent action on climate change; and Woodland Trust’s Tree Charter Day

MEDIA

 

REVIEW
Treefxxxers – in a Climate of Change
 | Artists & Climate Change

 
 

THANKS

 

Department of Humanities at ​Sheffield Hallam University, Ashley Barnes, various colleagues in Stage and Screen, all the activists and communities who participated in building this production – and in fighting for the trees and against corruption!