b'KWAME: I find that hard to believe. PiranesiALICIA: OH MY GOD. I am not having this conversation with you. Well just neverEliza Clarkstop arguing. Lets just stop.KWAME and ALICIA turn back to their respective chores, and a tense Piranesi is Eliza Clarks adaptation of Susanna Clarkes 2020 magical realist silence settles between them. The sound of KWAME stirring her pot novel of the same name, which won the 2021 Womens Prize for Fiction. The continues with ALICIAs scrubbing of her dishes under running water.work explores the nature of scientific experimentation, solitude, andgratitude, through the mysterious tale of a young person who lives in a great, The soft beat of club music continues to reverberate through the kitchenpalatial house. Piranesi makes meticulous records of the sixteen people they walls.believe are the only ones to ever have been in existence, and of the manywonders the house presents them, from seaweed and birds, to the infinite, Later at night, KWAME is seen in her room, sitting on her bed, reading abeautiful Romanesque statues that line the halls and encode messages.book from the lamp light that sits on her desk. A few minutes later, weHowever, Piranesis peace, childlike innocence, and sense of truth arehear ALICIA playing loud music by Bring Me the Horizon with the bassdisturbed when they receive flashbacks of another world and discoverthumping through the walls. KWAME looks up at the wall, recognising themessages from an unknown person. music being played. Instead of being annoyed, she simply shuts her bookThe adaptation was staged in Roborough during the 2024 T3 festival, with the and places it on her bedside table before switching off the lamplight. following company:She pulls up her blanket and moves close to the wall so that her back isWriter/Director/ProducerEliza Clarkright against it. She snuggles under the covers and rests her head on herTechnical Designer and Operator/Assistant DirectorWilliam Johnsonpillow, finding peace in the constant thumping of the bass, and drifts toDesigner/Maker - Fran Harmansleep blissfully. Cast: PiranesiEliza Clark; The OtherJoshua Blitz; 16Gemma Veal;The Prophet /Arne-Sayles Ben Eden;CompanyCaterina Donelli, Gite Ogufere.Voice: Sam Churchouse, William Johnson.Prologue Blue wash/daytime indoors. We are in The Housein the round (square). There are STATUES on two opposite voms 1 . Peaceful.ARNE-SAYLES, VOICEOVER: The Ancient Man saw the world as something in dialogue with himself. It talked back. Constellations conveyed meaning. Water welcomed being drunk and carry-ing boats on its back. Now, I do not believe that this dialogue merely occurred in Mans head, but in the actual world. This gave Ancient Man wisdom and power because he was able to bend Nature, willingly of course, to his own desires. They could part seas and turn into swans and build castles in the clouds. 1Entrance/exit corridors, used by audiences and sometimes performers. Eds64 65'