Ed Sheeran Tastes Like Chicken

I am writing and developing this play to champion the cause of the dolphins, which comments on the fishing and mining industries, bureaucratic inaction and corporate greed, delivered in a way which makes the urgent problem understandable. Researchers now estimate the remaining total population of Maui's dolphins has sunk to an all-time low around 55 individuals, and just 10 to 12 adult female Maui's dolphins.

Set in a world where the last group of miniature Ed Sheerans live peacefully in the wild, they are threatened by the over zealous hunting practices of a global corporation Barracuda Industries. The population of mini-Ed's only has 55 remaining individuals left and faces increased hunting in their habitat. The play will follow a small band of unlikely heroes who stand up against the actions and inactions which endanger the miniature Ed population.

Ed Sheeran Tastes Like Chicken uses elements of the absurd to expose the true absurdity of the real situation facing the Maui's dolphins.

The first phase of this project is the researching, script writing and creative development. Your help will fund the cost of photocopying scripts and venue hire for the creative development, travel costs to meet and interview leading scientists working in the field of dolphin conservation and research, and promotional materials to help propel this work to the next stage of development with a director and actors in time for a showing at the Nelson Fringe Festival.

It is my hope that audiences will come away with a greater understanding of the urgency of the situation, and perhaps a sense of what they can do to influence change. Join me in bringing this important message to life through the art of theatre.

Thank you for your support.

Alister Emerson,
Playwright and Artistic Director.
Duck Bunny Theatre.