To celebrate the re-opening of the Lapworth, the museum is hosting its annual William Murdoch lecture, a prestigious event celebrating the museums cultural and scientific importance. However, before the lecture can begin, a stranger enters the building, claiming to be a time traveller from an alternative timeline, where there is no COVID, no poverty and the transatlantic slave trade never happened. We are in a divergent timeline created in error during a previous trip. A dystopia she must correct, will you help her fix the past to save the future?
The Lapworth Experiment was an immersive theatre adventure, which explored our relationships to museums and what we deem to be worthy of curation and how our understanding of the past shapes how we see the present. It took place at the Lapworth Museum after dark.
“Timely and important drama, thought provoking whilst remaining fun.”
Audience feedback
“Thought provoking way to use the resources of the museum.”
Audience feedback
“Brilliant! Really enjoyed it.”
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Funders & Partners
The Lapworth Museum of Geology
Arts Council England
Matthew Gabrielli 