the last show before
we die
★★★★★
“vividly, viscerally ALive”
— The Guardian
★★★★★
“vulnerable, cathartic chaos”
— Edinburgh Guide
★★★★★
“absolutely bonkers + deeply moving”
— Broadway World
★★★★★
“sensory feast”
— Fringe Biscuit
★★
“lacks physical prowess”
— The Stage :)
Ell + MARY haven’t made a show in ages
They’ve been dead for three years. Now, they’ve resurrected themselves to probe life’s biggest question: how do you know when it’s the end?
The Last Show Before We Die is a hyper-sensory mash-up of found audio and interviews. A raucous genre-bending feast that attempts to answer life’s existential questions—profound and profane—from a 93-year-old, a former addict, a grief counsellor, a climate activist, a midwife, and more.
Inspired by zombies, heartbreak, and tenacious cockroaches, this is a darkly delightful exploration of endings. But there will be no happy endi-
—please do not text. This is the end. Please do not call. There will be no closure. Let us know when you want us to drop off that t-shirt you left at ours.
A macabre mediation from the glorious duo behind ★★★★★ HOTTER and FITTER, this will be the messiest breakup that you’ve never been through.
Creators and PErformers Ell Potter + MAry higgins director + Co-Creator Sammy Glover Producer Ellie Keel productions + Hotter Project / Hotter project + Eve Allin lighting designer David doyle sound designer tom foskett barnes set + Costume designer Mary higgins + Ell Potter video designer michelle alise stage daddy rosh conn poster image eros vlahos
past performances
King’s Head Theatre // July 2023
Edinburgh Fringe, Paines Plough Roundabout // August 2023
The Yard Theatre // January 2024
The Yard Theatre // April 2024
Bristol Old Vic // April 2024
Sexuality Summer School, Manchester // May 2024
S_P_I_T Festival, Vienna // June 2024