The Pathetic Planet
CCA Glasgow, Paisley Art Centre | 2024- now | devised and crafted by Delululand (Romi Sarfaty & Dale Williamson) | Performed by Delululand | Opera performances by Eilidh Bisset | composed by Flynn Butler Fraser
An absurdist, galactic opera that dissects our feelings of helplessness in a world drowned by corruption.
A confrontational compassionate story, that is dedicated to our generation, to feel seen and sometimes exposed
* This show's R&D was funded by Creative Scotland,
and is now on a fundraising phase for touring.
Available to book.
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An ancient Ameoba pulsates in the warm rays of the smiling sun.
She sings to it: “Please Amoeba, please be born!”
We tried to have it all and yet we’re trapped in this spiral of nothing, trapped in this futile selfhood, trapped in this multitude of reflections.
A chain of stick people holding hands, screaming
“where the fuck are we”.
But in this galaxy, even the stars are afraid to admit that long ago they woke up in their worst nightmare. Where plasticized heads pop and cackle and smiles twist at our shameful apathy. Where happy endings are lost between bullets, and skin sheds to reveal hysteric innards.
Everything is okay.
Everything’s totally okay,
We’re all so happy,
We love our life.
We love The Pathetic Planet.
So please, join us in this absurdist galactic opera.
Put on your hysteric smile.
Come along, let’s try and act like it’s okay.
S1: Was it enough for you?
S2: I don't think it will ever be enough for me. I’m not sure. I’m not sure about anything anymore.
S1: I swallowed so much shame, I held it in my mouth until my teeth started to fall out.
S2:I don't want to get up. My head is filled with thoughts of killing myself.Im not serious. But I am. I like it, it's pathetic . but I don't care.\
S1: my stomach feels like a void filled with hate, so much hate and i dont even know where it comes from or what its even directed at but it keeps fucking building.
S2: Did you try to fix it with sex ? or drugs? I wear a facade. I fill it with attention. I take off my clothes and I stand naked and I wait for everyone to look at me .
S1: I love to rot
S2: I love to rot
do i look like how i feel?
S1: you look disgusting
S2: honestly its fine
S1: I really don't care. I don't even bat an eyelid, I don't know if I can do much better.And sometimes I think it's destiny. It’s something that my father passed down to me.by this point it’s just static. My head fills with white noise. I just want to lie down, right on top of you and we can melt together,
S2: I'd like to leak down the drain and let the sewers flush us away. Is it disgusting? I don't care anymore, I think we’re buried alive.
(they are hugging)
S1: I feel so soft, I'm so soft and wet with tears. if only the sun would scoop me up and ring me out like a cloth. im so sorry
s2: I wish I could tell you that I'm sorry.
