The Lowland Clearances
Camden People's Theatre
A LARP about housing, social cleansing and community produced by Hobo and Peabody Trust. It invites participants to consider the parallels between the Victorian era and present day, re-imagining the city through a playful and provocative game.
Game Design: Jamie Harper and Duncan Hay
Actors: James Barbour, Jack Blackburn, Keir Carroll, Meg Lake, Harriet Layhe
Actors: James Barbour, Jack Blackburn, Keir Carroll, Meg Lake, Harriet Layhe
Press:
"Looking back, I’m still slightly staggered that a group of strangers got together, pretended to build a sanitation plant and argued over the location of a new school. It got quite dark too, some people sent death threats. Oh, and that London housing crisis The Lowland Clearances is supposed to be about? Never mentioned once. It’s the best that theatre can be – presenting you with a story that allows you to draw your own parallels, not have them force fed to you. This is a genuinely surprising, very effective piece of work. Hobo Theatre are onto something here, and if they keep pushing then expect to see more from them in the future. The Lowland Clearances has to be one of the more interesting productions I’ve seen, but one that’s well worth seeking out. For a LARP virgin, I had a great time."
- A Younger Theatre
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"Looking back, I’m still slightly staggered that a group of strangers got together, pretended to build a sanitation plant and argued over the location of a new school. It got quite dark too, some people sent death threats. Oh, and that London housing crisis The Lowland Clearances is supposed to be about? Never mentioned once. It’s the best that theatre can be – presenting you with a story that allows you to draw your own parallels, not have them force fed to you. This is a genuinely surprising, very effective piece of work. Hobo Theatre are onto something here, and if they keep pushing then expect to see more from them in the future. The Lowland Clearances has to be one of the more interesting productions I’ve seen, but one that’s well worth seeking out. For a LARP virgin, I had a great time."
- A Younger Theatre
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