Somewhere in the far future, the last genetically engineered
survivors of the human race come together one last time in the
library at the end of time. Stored here in the bowels of
Antarctica is the sum total of all human knowledge, as well as a
DNA library of every species that has ever lived.
Unfortunately, everyone has forgotten how to read.
And the libratrians are beginning to suspect that God (or
biology) has a sense of irony.
Yes it's Talent night in the Fly Room. Songs and
poems and sketches and stories from the genome that brought you
Peter's plays The Breathing House, White
Rose and many more. For one night only.
As part of a partnership between the Traverse Theatre and the
University of Edinburgh's ESRC Genomics Forum, Peter Arnott
is the Forum's Resident Playwright.
Space: Traverse Two
Read Peter's regular
blog on his residency
The ESRC Genomics Forum
The ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum pioneer new ways to
promote and communicate social research on contemporary life
science. As Resident Playwright Peter is working alongside Forum
members, experts and fellows as he explores the subject of
genomics.