In a Nutshell

Originally conceived in the early days of the pandemic when it was unimaginable, Lost Dog’s short film In a Nutshell (2020) envisages a world in which theatres will never open again. 

Sitting alone in an empty auditorium, a man explains to an unseen future generation, what live theatre was - reliving moments that had been particularly powerful to him personally and lamenting the loss of real-life connections in a world where nobody is allowed near one another. 

With his unique blend of melancholia and self-deprecating humour, Lost Dog’s Ben Duke touches on themes of loneliness and isolation, the loss of human connections, and in particular the temporary community of strangers that make up a theatre audience.  Half eulogy, half lecture, In a Nutshell questions what is real in life, if we cannot share it together in real life.

In a Nutshell is available to watch here.