mak said don't whistle at night so i screamed instead
Alisha + Alysha
London
Pleasance London
Studio
17:15, 19:00
30 mins
23rd May & 24th May
Mahsuri was cursed. Betrayed. Turned into legend. But what happens when a
story refuses to stay fixed?
mak said don't whistle at night so i screamed instead is a live, shape-shifting performance about power, memory, and breaking the scripts we inherit. Inspired by the legend of Mahsuri — a woman wronged and mythologised — this show asks: who controls the story? And what happens when we take it back?
Blending ritual, game, and live performance, mak said don't whistle at night so i screamed instead, invites the audience to step inside the myth — not as passive spectators, but as active disruptors. Your choices matter. The story can change.
This is not a retelling.
This is a jailbreak.
Futures Festival is a Pay What You Can Event, with 100% of the box office going directly towards supporting the artists and the work you see on stage. We invite you to consider what you might typically spend on a show, and choose the highest tier you feel comfortable with - every pound helps us champion new voices and bold ideas.
This show is part of Futures Festival, a work-in-process festival curated by Pleasance Associate Artists. Each artist presents a week of work around a theme relevant to them and the work they are making.
This show is part of the week The Future Is LIVE curated by Jonathan Oldfield and Lorna Rose-Treen. A week of shows that celebrate the live-ness of theatre.
mak said don't whistle at night so i screamed instead is a live, shape-shifting performance about power, memory, and breaking the scripts we inherit. Inspired by the legend of Mahsuri — a woman wronged and mythologised — this show asks: who controls the story? And what happens when we take it back?
Blending ritual, game, and live performance, mak said don't whistle at night so i screamed instead, invites the audience to step inside the myth — not as passive spectators, but as active disruptors. Your choices matter. The story can change.
This is not a retelling.
This is a jailbreak.
Futures Festival is a Pay What You Can Event, with 100% of the box office going directly towards supporting the artists and the work you see on stage. We invite you to consider what you might typically spend on a show, and choose the highest tier you feel comfortable with - every pound helps us champion new voices and bold ideas.
This show is part of Futures Festival, a work-in-process festival curated by Pleasance Associate Artists. Each artist presents a week of work around a theme relevant to them and the work they are making.
This show is part of the week The Future Is LIVE curated by Jonathan Oldfield and Lorna Rose-Treen. A week of shows that celebrate the live-ness of theatre.
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