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One final performance of The Audit (or Iceland, a Modern Myth) play

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Two actors on stage bring a harsh reality to life. A failing economy around the world, with the pockets of the rich filling up even more and the poor feeling more left out and with fewer choices than ever before.

The play The Audit (or Iceland, a Modern Myth) by Andrew Westerside and Proto-type Τheatre has reached the Cypriot stage this December thanks to a Greek production by Solo for Three. After just a handful of performances, one last show is scheduled for Tuesday at Nicosia’s Theatro Chora at 8.30pm.

The 2018 drama explores the true value of money and the human cost of greed by telling the story of how a nation raised its voices in protest and railed against the currents. As the play’s description explains, the plot of the piece is the following:

“The global economy is a mess. The crash has landed, the tide’s swept out, and it’s taken our hope with it. There’s less in our pockets and more to be spent. The rich have got richer, the middle’s squeezed tight, and the poor are being dragged ever downwards. Using original text, performance, film, music and animation, The Audit is about finding strength, overcoming a world designed to keep us docile, and how collective power can move a mountain – even if only a little.”

The financial crisis is presented through a new narrative, or the narrative of the new people, of Eva (the ‘prototype’ Icelander) in particular. At the same time the narrative, which explains the world of today, is blended with the old generation as presented by Eva’s grandfather, who looks into the past and mythology to explain contemporary social phenomena. By featuring Iceland’s recent history and contemporary politics, the play portrays the powers of man, a world designed to keep people enslaved, and how collective power can change the world.

 

The Audit (or Iceland, a Modern Myth)

Adaptation of play by Andrew Westerside and Proto-type Τheatre. A production by Solo for Three. December 20. Theatre Chora, Nicosia. 8.30pm. In Greek. €13. Tel: 99-544934

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