⭐ YEAST NATION – THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE – URINETOWN PREQUEL – EUROPEAN PREMIERE ANNOUNCED FOR SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE ⭐
The European premiere of a bio-historical musical comedy Yeast Nation – The Triumph of Life has been announced for the Southwark Playhouse.
From the Tony-award winning writers of Urinetown, Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life) is a black comedy set in the brine of the primordial soup over 3 and a half billion years ago.
As the original colony of salt-eating Yeast take their first tentative steps up (or down) the evolutionary ladder, some of The Yeast are happy to stay in stasis at the bottom of the sea. However, there are others in the colony determined to rise and grow, even if it is against the wishes of The Yeast’s leader, Jan-the-Elder, who refuses to acknowledge the depletion of their limited saline food supply. But as even Jan-the-Elder’s son strives against his father, who knows what troubles The Yeast will face as they come to terms with the cruellest evolutionary hurdle: Love?
Part classic Greek drama, part bio-historical comedy musical, part bizarre fever dream, and all unique theatre experience, Yeast Nation shows that no matter your size, you have to dream big.
Yeast Nation premiered in 2007 at the Perseverance Theatre in Alaska, and has been produced in fringe productions across the US including New York, San Francisco and Chicago. It was written as a prequel to Urinetown as part of an, as yet, unproduced trilogy.
Yeast Nation is written and composed by Tony and Obie award-winning writers Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, and this debut London production is directed by Benji Sperring (The Toxic Avenger).
Yeast Nation – The Triumph of Life will play the Southwark Playhouse, running from 22nd July – 27th August 2022, with tickets on sale now.
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Tickets & more info – https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show-homepage/yeast-nation/
