From fractured empires to climate-crashed futures, resistance has never looked this good.
In Sargassa, Sophie Burnham introduces an empire on the brink of collapse, where twenty-two-year-old Selah Kleios is thrust into power after her father’s assassination. As the new Imperial Historian, she inherits not just the archives of Roma Sargassa, but also a conspiracy that threatens to upend everything she’s been taught. With an ancient atlas, a carved stone, and a resurfaced love at the center of a revolution, Selah must choose between the empire’s legacy and the truth it buried.
Ian Green’s Extremophile follows Charlie and Parker, biohacking punks surviving in a climate-ravaged London where hope is as rare as clean air. Hired by a radical environmentalist faction, they spiral into a string of jobs that escalate from petty crime to high-stakes rebellion. As London’s future teeters between ruin and resistance, Charlie must decide whether survival means selling out—or fighting back.
This event will be chaired by Jim Taylor.
About the event
Running time: 55 minutes
Price: £5.50 - (plus 50p booking fee)
This event takes place in Zoom Webinar.
A recording of this event will be available to catch-up on our YouTube until Sunday 13th July 2025. Ticket holders and weekend pass owners will receive the catch-up link automatically after the festival. Please keep an eye on your SPAM.
Joining us at the Pleasance? We will be showing the digital events on a big TV in the Music Room. Free with a weekend pass, or please purchase a £6 digital ticket.
