Solastalgia
at The Firebug, Leicester
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Expansive comedy storytelling about fatherhood, climate change, finance and responsibility by an expert making work at the cutting edge of environmental topics Dr Matt Winning. Host of Net Zero: A Very British Problem (BBC Radio 4). It's 'The Big Short' about the climate crisis told through an authentically personal story .
Directed by Ben Target.
Solastalgia: noun (sol-a-stal-gi-a) the emotional, physical or existential distress caused by environmental change to your home. A portmanteau of the words solace and nostalgia.
‘gently funny, deeply human and profoundly poignant’ **** (Scotsman)
Matt Winning
The Paisley boy is steadily making a name for himself in between studying for a PhD in the Economics of Renewable Energy. Mattis the co-creator (along with Lolly Adefope, Mat Ewins, Richard Gadd, Adam Hess and John Kearns) of the cult hit Bearpit Podcast (Podcast), which is available to download from no good retailers. Matt first appeared at the Fringe as part of renowned showcase The Comedy Zone in 2013, returning in 2015 with his debut solo show Mugabe and Me (3D), followed in 2016 by Ragnarok, which was recently recorded for comedy VoD platform NextUp. Finalist in the Chortle Student Comedy Awards, Matt's brand of humour is both intelligent and compelling. Winner Hilarity Bites New Act 2011. 'Distinctive one-liners... an inventive writer' (Chortle)
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