Date Thursday 11 February 2021
Location Vimeo Live Streaming (link shared once registered)
Overview
Join us for a live streamed performance of Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard's Tale by Marlon Solomon for University of Arts London.
Marlon's a Jew. This didn't bother him much until he discovered that some people he knew didn't believe the Holocaust happened. From 9/11 to shape-shifting lizards and Holocaust denial, this is a darkly comic tale of one man's journey through the conspiracy underworld.
The first one-person show to be performed in the Houses of Parliament, Marlon Solomon’s Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale is a piece of documentary theatre which explores why conspiracy theories are more popular than ever. He examines how fake news gives fresh currency to ancient slander and how this all relates to current issues in mainstream British Politics. Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale is one man, multi-media piece of storytelling; it’s a comic tale which is no laughing matter.
Marlon is an actor, musician and public speaker from Manchester. Having worked in the theatre for over a decade he wrote his first solo show in 2017 and is now a public speaker on the issues raised in the Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale.
The live stream will begin at 17.15, with the actual performance beginning at 17.30 and finishing at 18.50 - please ensure that you arrive before 17.30.
Where has the show been?
An embryonic version of A Lizard’s Tale first appeared at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, it was then developed and won Best Spoken Word at Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2018 before sell-out shows in London at The Bohemia and The Gatehouse followed by a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe 2019.
Aside from theatre spaces Marlon has been invited to perform the show at a number of non-theatre settings including The Houses of Parliament, The Labour Conference, The Humanist Society, The Holocaust Education Trust Ambassadors’ Conference, NUS Conference and the Skeptic Society. The show has also generated political discussion in The Guardian, The New Statesman and Prospect Magazine and featured on Channel 4 News online. A Lizard’s Tale has also been commissioned to tour university campuses. Marlon has a growing fan base with nearly 6000 Twitter followers built on the success of A Lizard’s Tale, combined his blogs and commentary on related issues. In the Jewish Chronicle, Marlon was named in the top 50 Jewish people to follow on Twitter.