Vesper Hill presents: Inundated

Inundated is a darkly comic performance piece about facing the risk of flood together. Set in the function room of a pub, the show takes the form of a fictional business network meeting. You, the audience, are invited to play the role of network members, and to join in the discussion. But today's guest has a strange story to tell and an unusual proposal to pitch... so how will you choose to respond?

Inundated is a fiction that tries to be real about the uncertain times that we live in. It tells the stories of real people, invites real conversation and offers a real chance to network. With warmth and humour, the show explores the concept of resilience, and asks how we can bounce forward from setbacks.

Learning Objectives:

• Hear real life examples of the human impact of flooding and extreme weather events on individuals and businesses

• Learn about ARC (the Aire Resilience Company) and their goals to build long-term climate resilience across the Aire Valley

• Consider sustainable business models and how businesses including the insurance sector can help to deliver natural flood management

• Experience an alternative, arts-based method of public engagement around challenging issues 

Performed by Milo Harries and Steve Scott-Bottoms
Written by Steve Scott-Bottoms
Directed by Si Brewis

More about our performers: 

Steve Scott-Bottoms is a theatre-maker, facilitator, and storyteller, and co-founder of the social enterprise Vesper Hill (https://vesperhill.org/). As Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance at the University of Manchester, he has a longstanding research interest in exploring community and stakeholder engagement with water, flood and climate risk issues. IIL members might recall Steve's one-man show Too Much of Water, which told the story of Shipley residents impacted by the Boxing Day flood of 2015.