Engulfed in tides - Liverpool in 2050

Immersive theatre experience Fish in a Kettle - set in 2050 in a Liverpool battered by waves and engulfed in tides - takes over the vast space of the city centre's Fabric Studios from tonight until May 30.

From international experimental theatre collective LabRats, the show has audience members watch a series of shifting predictions as it imagines the city of Liverpool either boiling, or slowly being swallowed by the sea.

The show was developed with marine scientist Dr Marta Payo Payo from the Liverpool's National Oceanography Centre, and co-artistic leads of LabRats, Kate Taylor Hunter and Anita Brokmeier, who are also in the show.

They said: "We make work that is political and says something big about the world. We are passionate about the planet and the many intersecting issues that are shaping our world but we also want to make theatre that is fun, playful, and genuinely entertaining. Too often, conversations about climate can feel heavy or overwhelming, Why can't we engage with these issues but still have a great night out at the theatre?"

"Our philosophy is to work with a laboratory mindset: testing, failing, discarding, and refining

ideas through collective experimentation rather than beginning with a fixed script or

outcome.

"We value contradiction, excess and humour, alongside rigorous research and dramaturgical care. Our

work is often dark, playful, and confrontational, but always deeply theatrical, with distinct visual and stylistic languages that invite audiences into fully realised worlds."

More info and tickets here