5.30PM SHOW - BABES IN ARMS WELCOME

One morning, as I was writing, I suddenly understood that as a species, through incredible stubbornness, we were able to write love into our genetic makeup, and that this was enough to redeem us all. We were given mouths to bite with, and with deep intelligence and beauty, we learned to kiss each other.

Part performance lecture, part auto-fictional memoir, Divine Invention is Sergio Blanco’s attempt to say something new about love. To do so, he recalls his own experiences of love, true and invented, and explores the history of love in art, literature, music, and science, The result is a life-affirming new play.

Written by acclaimed Franco-Uruguayan playwright Sergio Blanco (Thebes Land, The Rage of Narcissus, When You Pass Over My Tomb) and translated by his long-time collaborator Daniel Goldman, Divine Invention promises to be ‘collaboration to savour by two masters of the form’ (Lyn Gardner)

Selected by the Stage as a top pick at Edinburgh Fringe 2024.

Stone Nest is an arts organisation and performance venue in the heart of London's West End, bringing exceptional and experimental art to a wide audience. A hidden gem nestled amidst the bright lights of theatreland, it offers a platform for bold, visionary artists and a space where audiences can encounter an eclectic programme of contemporary performance.

This performance takes place in our first floor studio, which is unfortunately currently only accessible by stairs.