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.

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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.