The Audit (or Iceland, a modern myth) ...

• Main Authors: Westerside, Andrew, Baynton, Rachel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Lincoln 2024
• Subjects: W440 - Theatre studies; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.24385/lincoln.25161143.v2; https://repository.lincoln.ac.uk/articles/media/The_Audit_or_Iceland_a_modern_myth_/25161143/2

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.With the true value of money and the human cost of greed firmly in their sights, Proto-type Theater tell the story of how a nation raised their voices in protest and railed against the currents.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 AUDIT is Proto-type�s second theatrical work examining contemporary politics, following A Machine they�re Secretly Building, a �smartly intelligent hour-long whizz through the world of surveillance� (Lyn Gardner, The Guardian). ...