Earthquakes in London at The Courtyard Theatre

N1 Theatre Company proudly presents its second production this July, ‘Earthquakes in London’ by Mike Bartlett. Directed by Paul Jaynes (Royal Exchange Manchester, Bristol Old Vic, Coventry Belgrade) and performed by Court Theatre Training Company final year undergraduate students of our BA (Hons) Acting  degree for a limited run at The Courtyard Theatre.

‘Earthquakes in London’ was first performed at the National Theatre in 2010. It is an epic rollercoaster that takes us through several decades from 1968 to 2025 and back again. Population explosion, bad dreams, worldwide paranoia are all welded together through the eyes of one family. A dysfunctional environmentalist father with three daughters attempt to navigate their dislocated lives with the father predicting global disaster. This thought-provoking play littered with political elements, references six billion people on the planet, a number that has now topped eight billion. Mike Bartlett’s ‘Earthquakes in London’ carries more weight and relevance now than when it was first written.

Authors

• Mike Bartlett