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How To Save a Rock
Short Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4m or f
Pigfoot Theatre, Conky Kampfner, Alex Rugman
Winner of the NSDF Samuel French New Play Award 2019. How To Save A Rock is a climate-change comedy about how to still have hope.
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Cast Size
4m or f -
Duration
60 minutes (1 hour) -
Subgenre
Adventure, Experimental -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
- WINNER of the 2019 NSDF Samuel French New Play Award
WINNER of the 2019 Sunday Times Playwriting Award
WINNER of the 2019 Samuel French New Play Award
WINNER of the 2019 Camden People's Theatre Award
WINNER of the 2019 Sustainable Fringe Award
WINNER of the 2020 Staging Change Award for Vault Festival
Details
Summary
Frankie’s found a letter from the last ever polar bear. He’s somehow ended up in Scotland. She’s going to save him. Join us on a wild polar bear chase, through peat bogs and protests. We might just need your help…
How To Save A Rock is a multi-award-winning musical comedy about how to still have hope. For kids and adults alike.
This show is entirely carbon-neutral. The lighting is powered by solar-power and a bike, cycled live on stage, all production materials are recycled and recyclable, and all sound is created live.
History
How to Save A Rock was first performed at the Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe from 10-23 August 2019.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period Contemporary
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
Media
“... by telling such an inventive story with a strong emotional core, it becomes not just a passionate message about climate change but a touching reminder of the power of humans in adversity through friendship, kindness and love.” – Theatre Weekly
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Pigfoot Theatre
Conky Kampfner