Clouds

Work:: Clouds (S01587611933)

Aristophanes' vicious, satirical attack on Socrates and his nebulous scientism is as relevant and funny today as it was two thousand years ago. When a rustic farmer tries to avoid paying his debts by becoming a philosopher, he unwittingly unleashes chaos on the city of Athens. Enticed by the false promises of the sinister Clouds he spurns his old way of life to join the pasty-faced students of Socrates' 'thinkery'. It soon becomes apparent, however, that in doing so he has debased himself and corrupted his son.

Listing:: L994423210

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Production details

Incorporating such diverse influences as the plays of Beckett and the sketches of Heath Robinson, masters of the Avant Garde, Ex-Productions, have given this hilarious and brutal farce an absurdist twist in an adaptation described simply as 'visually stunning' (Homer).