4**** – “STARTLING & AMBITIOUS”
“What good is it to gain the whole world but lose your soul?”
King Solomon had it all:
700 wives, gold in the billions and the power of a whole kingdom. He studied the stars, penned poetry and proverbs, bashed out businesses, whimsied over wisdom. And he was bored. Deeply bored. The kind of bored that only a man with too much time and money on his hands can be. None of it satisfied…
A theatre show that explores the biggest question of all: “What’s the point?”
Features underpants, pompous man-servants, self-deprecating witticisms, an existential crisis and one giant hangover…
Well described as Blackadder meets the Bible, Life Under The Sun – Part 1 is a one man show based on the book of Ecclesiastes.
Previous performances include Britain (Bedford Fringe, Guildford Fringe, Shaftesbury Fringe), Sweden (Gothenburg Fringe), Finland (OFF Tampere, Siltoja Festivaali), and venues in Norway, Germany, Australia and Canada.
Written and performed by Stephen Bathurst
Finnish translation by Elisa Bathurst
PRESENTED BY: Strangers & Exiles
SHOW DATES
- Thursday 16 January 2025 @ 7 pm (EN)
- Friday 17 January 2025 @ 7 pm (EN)
- Saturday 18 January 2025 @ 5 pm (FI)
- Saturday 18 January 2025 @ 7 pm (EN)
DURATION: 60 minutes + optional Q&A
20 € – standard
16 € – students, retired, unemployed
16 €– FBP, FINNBRIT, SHT & Internations members
SCHEDULE
The doors will open 30 minutes before the start. Please arrive in good time – due to the setup of the stage, latecomers cannot be admitted.
Image: Stephen Bathurst