CITIES WITH NO CHILDREN

Theatre 503, London, January 2013. Part of ‘Festopia,’ Little Pieces of Gold.

Directed by Nadia Papachronopoulou.

Cities with No Children

Cast: Matt Houlihan, Charlotte Worthing.

“Imagine! You have all the time in the world. Literally! Just think of all the things you can achieve. I’ve been a doctor, I’ve been a lawyer, I’ve been a professor of quantum physics, I’ve had my own TV show, I’ve been Prime Minister. Twice. Everyone has! Honestly. Everyone gets to be Prime Minister….”

In the future humans can live forever. But in order to prevent overpopulation, nobody is allowed to have children. When Ariel and Eno become the first couple in a million years to have a child they must pay the price with their own lives.