Details

Set in a 21st century world troubled by deadly plague, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 1826 novel The Last Man is poignant and hugely relevant today. Written after the death of her husband and three of her children, it expresses Mary's own sense of loss and isolation, and features characters based on Mary herself, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron and sister Claire Claremont. This one-woman adaptation explores the book's biographical elements along with Mary's use of gender. It draws on her graphic depiction of a world wracked by pandemic and her warnings of the dangers of mankind's arrogance towards the world we live in.

Cast/Performers

Amy Kidd

Creatives/Company

Adapted by: Sam Chittenden (from the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Company: A Different Theatre

The Last

The Last (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0191736240. Details of all The Last archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1681201131

Archive Listings

5 Apr 23 to 6 Apr 23	Questor's Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Oct 22 to 15 Oct 22	The Space Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.