Batman (aka Naomi’s death show)
Run time: 19.30 – 21.00
A girl walks down a blossom-lined street, a knife clutched in her pocket. She’s on her way to confront the man she believes killed her mother…
‘Batman (aka Naomi’s Death Show)’ is a live, choose-your-own-adventure story that also happens to be true.
‘Batman (aka Naomi’s Death Show)’ is a live, choose-your-own-adventure story that also happens to be true.
Come along to play ‘Death Bingo’ and ‘Serial Killer Family Fortunes’ and to sit shiva – collectively mourn – for the dead, and to immerse yourself in a world of extreme art.
Ultimately you get to decide the direction the performance takes: will you choose mercy or revenge?
This is a true-crime satire, grounded in performer Naomi Westerman’s own experiences of parental death. Join her to work out whether love will save us or condemn us.
The performance (60 minutes) will be followed by a panel discussion (30 minutes) exploring how the science of death can help us mourn. Writer and Performer, Noami Westerman will be joined by Kendra Roger (Table 11) and Dr Georgina Robinson (University of Durham) to discuss death, technology and communal grieving.
Please note that this event will involve discussions of death (including animal death), homelessness, and references to child abuse.
For access information and directions to this venue, and all British Science Festival venues, please click this link https://britishsciencefestival.org/british-science-festival-2025-venues
