For this play, please let me refer you to Wikipedia: “Pangaea or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras”. Are you any the wiser? We’re next going to see Here It Goes Theatre’s Pangea at Olive Studio @Greenside @ Infirmary Street, at 22:00 on Monday 20th. This is what the official blurb says: “Choice was the problem. Nich is empathetic. Clint is aware. Bume is capable. And Harris is special, he stands out. One heart. Your candidates are ready to demonstrate that they have what it takes to win Pangea’s greatest game show: The Interview for High Office. One Soul. Pangea explores the absurdity of politics in a modern day society by subverting the usual political context. One Mind. There will be pointing, there will be empty statements, there will be no vote..”

This one’s a bit of gamble, but my favourite Fringe show from last year was based on the gameshow format, so I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt! Pangea is written by Lewis Kirkpatrick and the group are all from Goldsmith’s College in London. Check back after it’s finished at around 11pm to see if we enjoyed it. By then the next preview blog should be available to read too.

A satire on the nature of democracy in the reality game show age. At times very funny, at times distinctly disturbing. A great cast did a terrific job, with a lot of physical theatre in a combined space. Unfortunately I thought the play itself was a little slow to start and lost its way a little towards the end. Still, it makes its point and I might have democracy nightmares later on.