Warn Them of the Danger – Raymond Waring
Schedule
Mon May 20 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
Smithdown Social Arts Hub | Liverpool, EN
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About this Event
Warn Them of the Danger is a theatrical, visceral collage exploring the boundaries of violence and belief and indeed theatre itself based upon the 1957 story of ‘alien contactee’ James Cooke, from Runcorn, Cheshire.
Written by Claire Monica Burgess and Raymond Waring, with music by Peter Cattermoul.
Performed by Raymond Waring
Drawing from the lives, manifestos and works of James Cooke, Sankichi Toga, Flying Saucer Review, Jack the Ripper, C.A. Conrad, Yoko Ono, Kathy Chang(e), and Daniel J. Clay.
On 7th September 1957, James Cooke, a furniture salesman, claimed to have been taken from Runcorn, Cheshire by aliens to a planet named Zomdic in a distant galaxy. On Zomdic he is given a stark message for the human race - ‘Warn them of the danger’.
On his 'return' to Earth, Cooke founded ‘The Church of Aquarius’ in Runcorn, dedicated to warning the human race of the danger of nuclear weapons and the destruction of the planet’s ecology.
First performed at the Horse Hospital, London in 2019.
Raymond Waring is an actor, writer and director, best known to audiences for his work in the films '24 Hour Party People' and '28 Weeks Later'. In addition to this he played Hillsborough survivor Steve Hart in the award winning 'Anne' for ITV.
Claire Monica Burgess is a poet, writer and translator living and working in Norwich after a long adult love affair with Paris and Berlin. Inspired by ancient mysteries, astrology and the natural world, her current body of work ‘Scar Poetry' can be experienced at cmburgess.com.
Peter Cattermoul is a musician and composer, and member of indie pop band Teleman.
Where is it happening?
Smithdown Social Arts Hub, 455 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 5.00
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