morale is high (since we gave up hope)

"Go on then? How do we change?"

"I have no fucking idea"

(2015-2017)

A theatre-meets-gig that smashes pop and politics in some space age futuristic Hadron Collider, to create an ongoing evaluation of our political climate. Through intertwining narratives, the show tries to predict what will happen between now and the next general election in 2020, exploring the effects of popular culture, political policy and inane day-today actions on who we choose to vote for.

Supported by Sheffield Theatre Deli and Partisan Collective.

2017 tour supported by Arts Council England

Lighting Design - Lucy Adams

Written by Emma Geraghty, Ross McCaffrey and the Company

Songs by Ross McCaffrey and the Company

Performers - Ross McCaffrey and Jake Walton

Directed by Josh Coates

team

where we went

Home Mcr (part of PUSH festival)

Camden People's Theatre (London)

Blackburn Bureau

Upstairs at the Western (Leicester)

HUB Leeds

ARC Stockton

Fuel Cafe (Withington)

The Dukes Lancaster

The Gregson Centre (Lancaster)

Northern Stage (Newcastle)

York Theatre Royal

Enable Us (Sheffield)

Contact (Manchester)

Shelley Theatre (Bournemouth)

Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe

Mono (Chorlton)

Our friend Sam's flat (Salford)

what people said

★★★★ “If Morale is High is disjointed, at times vague, chaotic, and short of conclusions, that’s all rather appropriate given what the show is about… [A] constantly engaging whirlwind of a show…” The Reviews Hub

★★★★ "a rage against the futility of raging against the machine." Broadway World

★★★★ "At its heart, Morale Is High... is a show about the possibility of effecting real change." Fest Magazine

“Morale is High is in control of its own daftness, it is a show of daftness, through which it communicates its deep anxieties about what we are diverting ourselves from.” James Varney

“This is theatre in an argument with itself; a scrappy dialogue between anger and apathy.” Exeunt

"...See it for the music: the super catchy, spangled banner, rock heavy anthems that you want to scream along to. On the last night I want to have a dance party on the stage, holding our middle fingers and placards to the elite, and hugging tightly as we scream and laugh our way into the apocalypse, or maybe just into a pub in the year 2022." Walking with Headphones, Eve Allin

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