What Would The Gods
Directed by Cale Bain
The gods have created us in their images, and so also have the same virtues and foibles as all of us in humanity’s complex existence. This is their side of the story. Anger, joy, avarice, generosity, all the ways in which we live, the gods have given unto us.
Some gods are overpowering and beyond comprehension, some middling and feeble, all of them a lesson of being human. Creation stories, prophecies, apocalypses like floods or rains of fire are consistent among the narratives these gods tell from all the places people live.
These stories are humanity’s lot.
Image: Simon Greiner
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Content Warning
As this show is improvised, we cannot guarantee the presence or absence of specific content or themes beyond what is in the description above. The show may contain mature themes and language, but not gratuitously. The show may contain voluntary audience interaction, such as giving a suggestion for a scene.
Creative Team
Directed by Cale Bain
Produced by the New Zealand Improv Festival (NZIF)
Cale is one of the founders of Improv Theatre Sydney, and has taught, performed, directed improv all over the world. He was the improv director of Whose Line Is It Anyway Australia and uses applied improv to work with at-risk youth and asylum seekers. He's also a doctor in comedy news. He's allergic to almonds.
NZIF is back for 2023, with a week-long celebration of all things spontaneous, featuring shows, workshops and events all hosted right here at BATS. Come and be part of the magic!
6–14 October 2023 www.improvfest.nz
