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Paradise Lost (Lies Unopened Beside Me)

An award-winning re-telling of the creation of everything inspired by Milton’s Paradise Lost told through words, music and movement - "an enchanting and very funny show" (The Independent).

Hailed by The Guardian as one of the best dance performances of the 21st century, this one-man show is for anyone who has created anything (child, garden, paper aeroplane) and then watched it spiral out of control. Conceived. directed and performed by Ben Duke, who brings vividly to life the often forgotten and misunderstood story from the rebellion of the angeIs to the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

Lost Dog is an award-winning dance/theatre company based in rural East Sussex and led by Artistic Director Ben Duke who finds the ordinary in the extraordinary, making classic works entirely relatable to modern audiences, seeing tragedy and comedy in the everyday - genuine, laugh-out-loud entertainment, while also breaking hearts.

Winner of the National Dance Critic’s Award for Outstanding Male Performance for Ben Duke.

Earlier Event: June 21
The Stories of Peig Sayers
Later Event: June 22
Comedians Without Borders