19:00, Tue 20th – Sat 24th February 2024 at Pembroke New Cellars
Lent Week 5
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Grief, Mention of Death, Animal Death.
There were three people in my marriage… Three people and twelve legs.
Professor George Grey is world-renowned for her pioneering research into octopus intelligence. Recently bereaved, her closest relationship these days is with her research subject, Frances, who resides in a large, purpose-built tank in George’s campus accommodation.
But when ambitious anthropologist Harry enters her life, his breathtaking new theory threatens to tear her world apart in more ways than one…
Octopolis is a fascinating and funny exploration of love, grief, and what makes us human.