The Intrusion

The Intrusion 1920 (1)
Show Information
Showing on:
Wed 12 March 2025
Duration:
Approx. 1hr, no interval
Price:
Genre:
Array
Venue:
Mercury Studio
Age Guidance:
12+

A Bric à Brac and Told by an Idiot co-production The Intrusion

We survived so you don’t have to.

The world has ended, time to rejoice. A leader emerges, one who promises a better future. This curious collective may have outlived the humans, but can they avoid repeating the same mistakes?

The Intrusion is a dynamic new collaboration from Bric à Brac Theatre and Told by an Idiot. Featuring original music, creative captioning*, and clown; this darkly comic production offers an anarchic look at extinction and questions who gets to survive.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Supported by Unity Theatre Trust

Accessibility

This show includes creative captioning.

Booking for a school?

Tickets for schools are £12 (including levy) and for every 10 tickets you buy the 11th is free for a teacher or member of support staff.

You can book today (and even pre-order ice cream for before or after the show!) by filling in our form or by calling our customer experience team on 01206 573948. Please be aware the form will ask you for your first and second choice performances dates and times, so please do have a look through the performance schedule below before heading over to the form.

Schools Order Form

Podcast

Bric à Brac were a guest on the Told By An Idiot Podcast (Regret I’ve Had A Few), and they talked about their theatre company, their theatre experience and of course, The Intrusion.

Listen here

Studio Event

Please note that this performance takes place in our smaller Studio Theatre. If it’s your first visit or you are unfamiliar with the Mercury building, you can find out more about our spaces here.

Cast

Siobhan Cha Cha 

Kitty Devlin  

Alex Hinson  

Creatives

Director: Anna Marshall

Art Director: Michael Julings

Composer/Sound Designer: Ellie Isherwood

Lighting Designer: Anna Reddyhoff 

Creative Captioner: Virginie Taylor  

★★★★★

“…bold, provocative, and heartbreakingly relevant, this is an absolute must-see…”

Northern Arts Review

★★★★

‘The whole thing is, aptly, a perfect example of the risk of new and exploratory ideas paying off’ 

The Observer on Glass Ceiling Beneath the Stars

★★★★

‘Witty and inventive’

The Stage on Ash

★★★★

Remarkably intricate piece of theatre

British Theatre Guide on Glass Ceiling Beneath the Stars   

★★★★★

Creative, really smart, very funny and poignant

Sinners Review on Glass Ceiling Beneath the Stars   

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