We Outnumber You by Ed Hime

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We Outnumber You by Ed Hime A hand-held horror, reconstructed from amateur recordings discovered after the event, in which we relive the humiliation of a major oil company at the gala opening of their new zoo in 2013. Cast David ..... Kenneth Cranham Roman ..... Luke Treadaway Clair ..... Joanna Monro Shelley ..... Georgia Groome Ashifa ..... Vineeta Rishi Billy ..... Ben Crowe Courtney ..... Caroline Paterson Craig ..... David Seddon Michael ..... Sam Dale Tamzin ..... Keely Beresford Clive ..... Nigel Hastings Presenter ..... Alison Pettitt Steven ..... Michael Shelford Directed by Jessica Dromgoole As multi-national corporations emblazon the wilderness with their green credentials, eco terrorism is increasingly desperate in its measures to bring the evils of irresponsible corporate behaviour home to the populace. David (Kenneth Cranham) is at the top of his game. Head of Axiom Oil, he is opening a new zoo on the Isle of Wight, with his family around him; wife Claire, who will be opening for Rod Stewart at the gala concert, and son Roman, recently back on the rails following an enlightening trip to Bangladesh where he was caught in the flooding. If Roman's wife Ashifa isn't David's ideal daughter in law, his granddaughter Alice more than makes up for it. The zoo is dedicated to her, his legacy. Axiom has bankrolled this state-of-the-art demonstration of environmental commitment, with a huge new electrified perimeter fence and the Ark, a purpose built centre for endangered species, with, currently, polar bears within. An enormous wind turbine and mobile phone mast bearing the Axiom logo now stands in the centre of the zoo. It's the night of the big opening event. A media event, Axiom milks it for all it is worth, the zoo transformed for a gala dinner and reception. It is inevitably the target for dissenters. "We Outnumber You" shamelessly uses the disaster movie format to examine the value of human life within corporate decision making and also explore the sense of outrage and impotence felt by many people in the face of global warming. Ed Hime has made three plays with Jessica Dromgoole. The first, The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body, won the Prix Italia 2007. The second, Listen to the Words, Won Best Drama in the BBC Audio and Music Awards 2008. He is a writer on Skins.

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