It's time for my review of Ergon: Threads.
‘ERGON: Threads’ is a short audio piece that tells the story of Charley, a young, everyday online shopper, following the journey of a T-shirt from inception to delivery, accompanied by an AI voice operator: WILFRED.
Ergon: Threads is an audio drama, meaning that it depends solely on dialogue, music and sound effects in order to help the listener imagine the story being told. Audio dramas are somewhat rare to come across nowadays, so it was intriguing to discover this hidden gem of theatre. The show tackles the topic of climate change, exploring the ways in which humans have contributed to global warming. In particular, it places its focus on how excessive levels of shopping have helped to fuel this man-made disaster, and thus seeks to raise awareness for the issue at hand. Climate change is an extremely important topic, and one which needs as much recognition as possible. As a result, I commend the Egon Theatre Company for having produced this piece.
The way in which the audio drama showcased the issue at hand was extremely unique, though it was effective nonetheless. Theatre has great educational value to it, meaning that this served as the perfect platform for spreading awareness. I myself learnt quite a lot from the piece, and found it captivating throughout. Ergon: Threads is also notable for having widespread appeal, which further strengthens its message. People of all ages are likely to understand and appreciate it, and therefore it is something that I would recommend for all.
Thanks for reading!
-The Basic Theatre Reviewer
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