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How to live?

In the face of the unfolding chaos of climate change, how are we to live?

Three Sisters: The End of the Project is an audio play from the future. Set in four acts between 2035 and 2038, the play explores how it is that we may live in the coming world of storms and restrictions. It imagines a future close enough to be real. Looking unflinchingly at what might change and what might not. It conveys the life of human hearts in a Britain that has been dramatically altered.

The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is in itself an act of hope. - Octavia Butler

Three Sisters: The End of the Project is co-created by James Marriott and Lena Šimić, and produced by Platform. This speculative theatre builds on Anton Chekhov’s classic play, taking us deep into questions of how might a transition unfold. It is an enthralling audio drama driven by a powerful cast of 11 professional actors. Previewing at The World Transformed 2022, it is available as podcasts on the festival FM podcast site and presented with a live panel discussion on Sunday 25th September 2.15pm – 3.30pm

For a fuller immersive experience of the audio play, you are encouraged to listen to the four acts in a 24-hour period, echoing the way it was recorded at

Kirkonnell House at the banks of the River Nith in South West Scotland. Act 1 at midday, Act 2 at around 8pm in the evening, Act 3 in the middle of the night, at 3am and finally Act 4 at midday again.

Characters and Cast

OLIVIA Gregory Cleary (38) Oldest sister, remote school teacher – from London

Elyssa Livergant

MIA Gregory Cullen (35) Middle sister, a pianist, in civil partnership with TED, in love with ALEX – from London

Kim Allan

ERIN Gregory Cleary (29) Youngest sister, gender queer, searching for a perfect job and love – from London

Laura Lake Adebisi

ANDREW Gregory Cleary (40) Brother of three sisters, works for Bioregional Council, married to CHLOE – from London

Philip Ralph

CHLOE Johnson (24) Young, vital woman and mother, married to ANDREW – from Dumfries

Pauline Lockhart

JOHN Roman (60) A doctor, longs for retirement, former lover of ANNA Gregory, three sisters’ Mama – from London

Tayo Aluko

NICK Beck (39) Zero Carbon Agency office worker, in love with ERIN – from Edinburgh

Andrew Keay

BAZ Vasil (35) Zero Carbon Agency field worker, in love with ERIN – from Aberdeen

Santino Smith

THEODORA ‘TED’ Cullen (40) Teacher/administrator for Remote Learning Institute, in civil partnership with MIA – international, lives in New Abbey Catriona James

ALEX Peak (45) Head of the Zero Carbon Agency, in love with MIA – from London – together with Dr Sara Svensson, Senior Director, UN Environment Programme – they have two daughters.

Martin Edwards

ANTONIA Ruh (70) Oddkin to the family, a Spirit Mother – from London Fern Smith

Supported by: Buzzards, Swallows, Song Thrushes, Robins, Wood Pigeons, Great Tits, Carrion Crows, Goldfinches, Blackbirds, Nuthatches, Garden Warbler and Pied Wagtails.

Crew

Barry Han – Sound Recordist

Barney Iley – Production Manager

James Marriott – Writer

Lena Šimić – Director

With thanks to: Dennis Smith, Old Clock Shop, Dumfries; Pat Counsell,

Kirkconnell House, New Abbey; Jemma Dalton, Brambles Café, Dalbeattie; and Angela Darcy, Brennan Artists. Readers of the script at many stages including: Ben Lennon, Zoë Svendsen, Terry Macalister and Martin Edwards.

Those who performed in an earlier Zoom production of the work: Leentje van de Cruys, Brodie Arthur, Crystal Quinney Barella, Alister Lownie, Ben Phillips, Katherina Radeva, Emmanuel Bajiiji and Carran Waterfield. And those who commented on it: Emily Underwood-Lee, Gary Anderson, Helen Simpson, Lauriem Mompelat, Lesley Ferris, Jane Trowell, Judith Mills and Wallace Heim

How to live?

In the face of the unfolding chaos of climate change, how are we to live?

Three Sisters: The End of the Project is an audio play from the future. Set in four acts between 2035 and 2038, the play explores how it is that we may live in the coming world of storms and restrictions. It imagines a future close enough to be real. Looking unflinchingly at what might change and what might not. It conveys the life of human hearts in a Britain that has been dramatically altered.

The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is in itself an act of hope. - Octavia Butler

Three Sisters: The End of the Project is co-created by James Marriott and Lena Šimić, and produced by Platform. This speculative theatre builds on Anton Chekhov’s classic play, taking us deep into questions of how might a transition unfold. It is an enthralling audio drama driven by a powerful cast of 11 professional actors. Previewing at The World Transformed 2022, it is available as podcasts on the festival FM podcast site and presented with a live panel discussion on Sunday 25th September 2.15pm – 3.30pm

For a fuller immersive experience of the audio play, you are encouraged to listen to the four acts in a 24-hour period, echoing the way it was recorded at

Kirkonnell House at the banks of the River Nith in South West Scotland. Act 1 at midday, Act 2 at around 8pm in the evening, Act 3 in the middle of the night, at 3am and finally Act 4 at midday again.

Characters and Cast

OLIVIA Gregory Cleary (38) Oldest sister, remote school teacher – from London

Elyssa Livergant

MIA Gregory Cullen (35) Middle sister, a pianist, in civil partnership with TED, in love with ALEX – from London

Kim Allan

ERIN Gregory Cleary (29) Youngest sister, gender queer, searching for a perfect job and love – from London

Laura Lake Adebisi

ANDREW Gregory Cleary (40) Brother of three sisters, works for Bioregional Council, married to CHLOE – from London

Philip Ralph

CHLOE Johnson (24) Young, vital woman and mother, married to ANDREW – from Dumfries

Pauline Lockhart

JOHN Roman (60) A doctor, longs for retirement, former lover of ANNA Gregory, three sisters’ Mama – from London

Tayo Aluko

NICK Beck (39) Zero Carbon Agency office worker, in love with ERIN – from Edinburgh

Andrew Keay

BAZ Vasil (35) Zero Carbon Agency field worker, in love with ERIN – from Aberdeen

Santino Smith

THEODORA ‘TED’ Cullen (40) Teacher/administrator for Remote Learning Institute, in civil partnership with MIA – international, lives in New Abbey Catriona James

ALEX Peak (45) Head of the Zero Carbon Agency, in love with MIA – from London – together with Dr Sara Svensson, Senior Director, UN Environment Programme – they have two daughters.

Martin Edwards

ANTONIA Ruh (70) Oddkin to the family, a Spirit Mother – from London Fern Smith

Supported by: Buzzards, Swallows, Song Thrushes, Robins, Wood Pigeons, Great Tits, Carrion Crows, Goldfinches, Blackbirds, Nuthatches, Garden Warbler and Pied Wagtails.

Crew

Barry Han – Sound Recordist

Barney Iley – Production Manager

James Marriott – Writer

Lena Šimić – Director

With thanks to: Dennis Smith, Old Clock Shop, Dumfries; Pat Counsell,

Kirkconnell House, New Abbey; Jemma Dalton, Brambles Café, Dalbeattie; and Angela Darcy, Brennan Artists. Readers of the script at many stages including: Ben Lennon, Zoë Svendsen, Terry Macalister and Martin Edwards.

Those who performed in an earlier Zoom production of the work: Leentje van de Cruys, Brodie Arthur, Crystal Quinney Barella, Alister Lownie, Ben Phillips, Katherina Radeva, Emmanuel Bajiiji and Carran Waterfield. And those who commented on it: Emily Underwood-Lee, Gary Anderson, Helen Simpson, Lauriem Mompelat, Lesley Ferris, Jane Trowell, Judith Mills and Wallace Heim

How to live?

In the face of the unfolding chaos of climate change, how are we to live?

Three Sisters: The End of the Project is an audio play from the future. Set in four acts between 2035 and 2038, the play explores how it is that we may live in the coming world of storms and restrictions. It imagines a future close enough to be real. Looking unflinchingly at what might change and what might not. It conveys the life of human hearts in a Britain that has been dramatically altered.

The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is in itself an act of hope. - Octavia Butler

Three Sisters: The End of the Project is co-created by James Marriott and Lena Šimić, and produced by Platform. This speculative theatre builds on Anton Chekhov’s classic play, taking us deep into questions of how might a transition unfold. It is an enthralling audio drama driven by a powerful cast of 11 professional actors. Previewing at The World Transformed 2022, it is available as podcasts on the festival FM podcast site and presented with a live panel discussion on Sunday 25th September 2.15pm – 3.30pm

For a fuller immersive experience of the audio play, you are encouraged to listen to the four acts in a 24-hour period, echoing the way it was recorded at

Kirkonnell House at the banks of the River Nith in South West Scotland. Act 1 at midday, Act 2 at around 8pm in the evening, Act 3 in the middle of the night, at 3am and finally Act 4 at midday again.

Characters and Cast

OLIVIA Gregory Cleary (38) Oldest sister, remote school teacher – from London

Elyssa Livergant

MIA Gregory Cullen (35) Middle sister, a pianist, in civil partnership with TED, in love with ALEX – from London

Kim Allan

ERIN Gregory Cleary (29) Youngest sister, gender queer, searching for a perfect job and love – from London

Laura Lake Adebisi

ANDREW Gregory Cleary (40) Brother of three sisters, works for Bioregional Council, married to CHLOE – from London

Philip Ralph

CHLOE Johnson (24) Young, vital woman and mother, married to ANDREW – from Dumfries

Pauline Lockhart

JOHN Roman (60) A doctor, longs for retirement, former lover of ANNA Gregory, three sisters’ Mama – from London

Tayo Aluko

NICK Beck (39) Zero Carbon Agency office worker, in love with ERIN – from Edinburgh

Andrew Keay

BAZ Vasil (35) Zero Carbon Agency field worker, in love with ERIN – from Aberdeen

Santino Smith

THEODORA ‘TED’ Cullen (40) Teacher/administrator for Remote Learning Institute, in civil partnership with MIA – international, lives in New Abbey Catriona James

ALEX Peak (45) Head of the Zero Carbon Agency, in love with MIA – from London – together with Dr Sara Svensson, Senior Director, UN Environment Programme – they have two daughters.

Martin Edwards

ANTONIA Ruh (70) Oddkin to the family, a Spirit Mother – from London Fern Smith

Supported by: Buzzards, Swallows, Song Thrushes, Robins, Wood Pigeons, Great Tits, Carrion Crows, Goldfinches, Blackbirds, Nuthatches, Garden Warbler and Pied Wagtails.

Crew

Barry Han – Sound Recordist Barney Iley – Production Manager James Marriott – Writer

Lena Šimić – Director

With thanks to: Dennis Smith, Old Clock Shop, Dumfries; Pat Counsell,

Kirkconnell House, New Abbey; Jemma Dalton, Brambles Café, Dalbeattie; and Angela Darcy, Brennan Artists. Readers of the script at many stages including: Ben Lennon, Zoë Svendsen, Terry Macalister and Martin Edwards.

Those who performed in an earlier Zoom production of the work: Leentje van de Cruys, Brodie Arthur, Crystal Quinney Barella, Alister Lownie, Ben Phillips, Katherina Radeva, Emmanuel Bajiiji and Carran Waterfield. And those who commented on it: Emily Underwood-Lee, Gary Anderson, Helen Simpson, Lauriem Mompelat, Lesley Ferris, Jane Trowell, Judith Mills and Wallace Heim

How to live?

In the face of the unfolding chaos of climate change, how are we to live?

Three Sisters: The End of the Project is an audio play from the future. Set in four acts between 2035 and 2038, the play explores how it is that we may live in the coming world of storms and restrictions. It imagines a future close enough to be real. Looking unflinchingly at what might change and what might not. It conveys the life of human hearts in a Britain that has been dramatically altered.

The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is in itself an act of hope. - Octavia Butler

Three Sisters: The End of the Project is co-created by James Marriott and Lena Šimić, and produced by Platform. This speculative theatre builds on Anton Chekhov’s classic play, taking us deep into questions of how might a transition unfold. It is an enthralling audio drama driven by a powerful cast of 11 professional actors. Previewing at The World Transformed 2022, it is available as podcasts on the festival FM podcast site and presented with a live panel discussion on Sunday 25th September 2.15pm – 3.30pm

For a fuller immersive experience of the audio play, you are encouraged to listen to the four acts in a 24-hour period, echoing the way it was recorded at

Kirkonnell House at the banks of the River Nith in South West Scotland. Act 1 at midday, Act 2 at around 8pm in the evening, Act 3 in the middle of the night, at 3am and finally Act 4 at midday again.

Characters and Cast

OLIVIA Gregory Cleary (38) Oldest sister, remote school teacher – from London

Elyssa Livergant

MIA Gregory Cullen (35) Middle sister, a pianist, in civil partnership with TED, in love with ALEX – from London

Kim Allan

ERIN Gregory Cleary (29) Youngest sister, gender queer, searching for a perfect job and love – from London

Laura Lake Adebisi

ANDREW Gregory Cleary (40) Brother of three sisters, works for Bioregional Council, married to CHLOE – from London

Philip Ralph

CHLOE Johnson (24) Young, vital woman and mother, married to ANDREW – from Dumfries

Pauline Lockhart

JOHN Roman (60) A doctor, longs for retirement, former lover of ANNA Gregory, three sisters’ Mama – from London

Tayo Aluko

NICK Beck (39) Zero Carbon Agency office worker, in love with ERIN – from Edinburgh

Andrew Keay

BAZ Vasil (35) Zero Carbon Agency field worker, in love with ERIN – from Aberdeen

Santino Smith

THEODORA ‘TED’ Cullen (40) Teacher/administrator for Remote Learning Institute, in civil partnership with MIA – international, lives in New Abbey Catriona James

ALEX Peak (45) Head of the Zero Carbon Agency, in love with MIA – from London – together with Dr Sara Svensson, Senior Director, UN Environment Programme – they have two daughters.

Martin Edwards

ANTONIA Ruh (70) Oddkin to the family, a Spirit Mother – from London Fern Smith

Supported by: Buzzards, Swallows, Song Thrushes, Robins, Wood Pigeons, Great Tits, Carrion Crows, Goldfinches, Blackbirds, Nuthatches, Garden Warbler and Pied Wagtails.

Crew

Barry Han – Sound Recordist

Barney Iley – Production Manager

James Marriott – Writer

Lena Šimić – Director

With thanks to: Dennis Smith, Old Clock Shop, Dumfries; Pat Counsell,

Kirkconnell House, New Abbey; Jemma Dalton, Brambles Café, Dalbeattie; and Angela Darcy, Brennan Artists. Readers of the script at many stages including: Ben Lennon, Zoë Svendsen, Terry Macalister and Martin Edwards.

Those who performed in an earlier Zoom production of the work: Leentje van de Cruys, Brodie Arthur, Crystal Quinney Barella, Alister Lownie, Ben Phillips, Katherina Radeva, Emmanuel Bajiiji and Carran Waterfield. And those who commented on it: Emily Underwood-Lee, Gary Anderson, Helen Simpson, Lauriem Mompelat, Lesley Ferris, Jane Trowell, Judith Mills and Wallace Heim

Week 4 advance viewing for TWT's "Know Your Enemy" course.

In this session, Gargi and Richard Seymour discuss:

- In what way are the Tories trying to recompose the state? Is the party a unified actor?

- Does the Ruling Class really rule? And if so, how do they do it?

- Does Nationalism serve to build an alliance of the different parts of the right in Britain?

- Why is it that many ostensibly 'Working Class' voters in Britain still vote for the right?

- Is the idea of a Labour-voting 'Red Wall' in the North helpful? Or is it more complex than that?

- How should we characterise the coalition we are seeing now between Capital and the Electoral Right?

Week 3 of The World Transformed's "Know Your Enemy" course.

In this interview, Gargi Bhattacharya talks to Sita Balani about how the right is changing today, starting with Stuart Hall’s essay The Great Moving Right Show on the emergence of Thatcherism and tracing the current terrain with “Johnsonism”, the new authoritarianism and the differences between how elite interests are served now and how they have historically been served under neoliberalism.

Week 2 advance watching for TWT's "Know Your Enemy" course. Gargi Bhattacharyya and Tom Mills discuss:

- Who are the elite in this country?

- How should we understand the state?

- What is corporate power? How does it relate to other forms of power?

- What techniques of power analysis might be useful to us?

For people today, hard work in school no longer guarantees a secure, well-paying job in the future. Far from a gateway to riches and fulfilment, 'work' means precarity, anxiety and alienation. In response, we've seen increased demand from the left for workers to join a union.

But what can workers achieve when they unionise their workplace and rally around a set of demands?

How does the emergence of the gig economy, 0 hours contracts and bogus self employment change the nature of workplace organising?

And can union organising move beyond winning small victories in workplaces to the wholesale transformation of work itself?

Amelia Horgan is a writer and researcher. She has written for various publications, including Tribune, the Guardian and VICE.

Lois McCallum is a hospitality worker and trade union rep, speaking on behalf of Sheffield Needs a Payrise, a campaign organising workers to fight back against low pay – and offering an alternative to the dismal working conditions that plague post-industrial Britain.

Tam Wilson works for the STUC (Scottish Trades Union Congress) as an organiser with the BetterThanZero campaign, a Scottish based trade union campaign that focusses on supporting those in precarious and casualised work to collectivise in their workplace and challenge exploitative employment practices.

Sarah Jaffe (chair) is a US based labour journalist, and author of 'Work Won't Love You Back'.

In this week's episode of Understanding TWT, we spoke to Red Pepper co-editor and co-founder Hilary Wainwright.

Hilary spoke to us about the history of the ‘new left’ from the Hungarian revolution of 1956, how the Soviet Union’s domination of its bordering countries led many socialists to re-evaluate their understanding of Marx and relationship to the party and state, how TWT fits into and is informed by that history, and how the ideas of the new left continue to develop and change today.

Introducing "Understanding TWT" - a series on the ideas and concepts that have inspired our work.

First up, a presentation on the role of 'affect' (bodily emotion) in political practice, what we mean by 'collective joy', why these are essential for building a mass political movement, and how TWT has and can continue to embed this thinking in its work.

Political theorist, DJ and long time contributor to (and supporter of) TWT Jeremy Gilbert leads the event with a talk on these themes.