Time is everywhere. We’re surrounded by it. We can’t escape it. Or can we…?

After five years of fast-paced burnt-out always-on city life, Miranda thought about time all the time – so she gave it up.

Musing on climate change, capitalism, human extinction and the ever-present threat that crabs might take over the world, this is the story of how Miranda left the city, took to the canals, travelled to a remote Scottish island and formed questionable relationships with moorhens in her quest to escape time.

In an offbeat mashup of storytelling, movement, existential angst and one outrageous musical number, Miranda will attempt to deconstruct and rebuild her own perception of time (and yours!) – all while wearing sparkly antlers.

An Attempt to Lose Time is a playful, surreal and surprising meditation on time blending the personal and the collective, a questioning of the status quo and an invitation to see time differently.

WINNER: Best Theatre, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Awards 2024

Reviews:

★★★★.5 “Wonderfully weird” On The Record

★★★★ “Truly outstanding” Fringefeed

★★★★ “Witty, moving and relatable” Everything Theatre

★★★★ “Strange, funny and philosophical” Binge Fringe

★★★★ “Innovative, surreal, but entirely relatable” Stage Whispers

“She makes stage magic happen before your very eyes.” The Reviews Hub

About the artist:

Miranda Prag is an artist and canal dweller based in the North West. Her work looks at big themes on a minute scale, unpacking the building blocks of everyday life and questioning concepts that are often taken for granted using autobiography, documentary, movement, striking visuals, audience interaction, self-satire and irony.

Additional information

Age guidance: Suitable for all ages but recommended for ages 12+ as the themes and language may be a little difficult to understand for younger audiences.

Content warning: Contains swearing.

Accessibility

Captioning: Thanks to our collaboration with Digital 4, all performances will be captioned using a portable LED screen.

Audio Description: All performances will have creatively integrated audio description, with an audio introduction available to listen to before the show here.

Credits:

Created and performed by: Miranda Prag
Produced by: Veronika Diamond
Supporting director: Anoushka Bonwick
Movement director: William Lang
Set design: Tom Mills & Miranda Prag
Lighting design: Amy Daniels
Costume design: Katie Duxbury
Composer/Sound designer: Alice Gilmour
Touring & technical manager: Amy Daniels
Audio description consultant: Alice Gilmour
Captioning: Digital 4
Graphic Design: Stephen Caton & Richhand.co.uk
Photography: Joe Twigg and Paul Fuller
Trailer: LOCARTANDFILM.COM
Outside eye support (2022 R&D): Theodora van der Beek and Sam Holley-Horseman

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, Studio 1

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