Edifice and Artifice
Written and directed by Claire Temple
Edifice And Artifice is an urgent satire on the state of the wealth gap today and its consequences for the planet.
It takes place in the near future at the London headquarters of fictional oil company Starco, and in the protest camp laying siege to the skyscraper outside.
As London floods and the government retreats and factionalises, victims of the flooding join those protesting. Meanwhile, the staff left in the building, including the executives, assume the authorities will step in at any moment.
With this powder keg of expectation, it’s only a matter of time before the haves and have-nots collide.
In the absence of security staff and police, Hector Starholt, heir to the Starco empire, thinks a TV debate with the protesters will defuse the situation. This miscalculation rebounds on him with dire consequences.
| Lon | Arthur Grizzell |
| Office Worker 1/PA to Magnus | Christian De La Croix |
| Office Worker 2 | Callum Dinnett |
| Theo Starholt/Security Guard | Jack Harding |
| Paul Crosswall/TV Crew Member | Chris Taylor |
| Cassie/Protester | Chloe Kemp-Thompson |
| Hector Starholt | Benedict Morrison |
| Helen Tusk/Julie Fox | Tara Studholme Lyons |
| Piers Starholt/TV Crew Member | James Hyde |
| Katya Crosswall | Elizabeth Harding |
| Anna Mention | Briony Vallis |
| Rob Height | Stuart Cloete |
| Cilla Rhys | Olivia Parker |
| Stefan Crosswall | Mark Goddard |
| Magnus Starholt | Tim Harlow |
| Pre-recorded voices | Peter Burnett, Kate Phimister, Douglas Thomson, Tara Studholme Lyons, Lori Hilson and Robin Thwaytes |
