God is Dead is a new show from Noctis Theatre Company coming to Voila! Festival next month.
“God Is Dead is a family drama reflecting on the necessary end of western abundance, questions our lifestyle and advocates for a less capitalist world. Think The Cherry Orchard meets The White Lotus meets Sarah Kane.
Four siblings living in privilege at a time when the rest of the world is falling apart are about to have their annual dinner in remembrance of their parents’ death.
Suddenly the fifth sibling, the one who went out to live in the outside world and confront himself to reality comes back. His visit will unwrap a series of family secrets.
But the clock is ticking, decisions have to be made, because this class of theirs is about to fall.”
Where: Theatro Technis
When: 14-15 Nov
Ticket link: https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/god-is-dead/
Matthias Moret, writer-director-performer, tells us more!
Tell us a bit about your show. Where did the idea come from?
The show is about the necessary end of western abundance and capitalism, in the frame of a family drama.
We follow five siblings seeing their ground shaken as their luxurious lifestyle is coming to an end and is revealing buried family secrets.
The idea came from the current political climate, it came as a reaction to western hostility for everything that isn’t them. A reaction to our societies withdrawing into themselves.
As for the frame, it came from a passion for family dynamics and how to make the micro can depict the macro.
Why should audiences come? One-line pitch!
Audiences should choose this show because it is a clever combination of a political play and a family drama, wrapped into an euro-experimental style. It is bold and raw, it is dark and absurd.
In one sentence I would say: Come see these five characters tremble as their world is falling apart in a bold, raw, and powerful new play that will make your grounds shake.
What does being part of the Voila! Festival mean to you?
Being part of the Voilà ! Festival is super relevant for us. As French writers-directors, hugely influenced by European contemporary theatre, it makes total sense for us to bring this piece to a festival that promotes this style and encourages cultural crossovers.
How did you get started in the industry?
I started as an actor years ago in France, before moving to London and training in theatre-making at RADA.
I then developed two pieces of new writing: The Last Time I Saw Caileigh (UK tour 2024, Off Broadway run 2025, ACE grant recipient in 2024), in collaboration with the other Noctis Theatre Company co-founders and Spit In My Face (London run and Paris run in 2024, Offies Award winner in 2025 OffFest Category).
My collaborators and I founded Noctis Theatre Company this year, an international ensemble committed to creating work that explores identity, responds to the moment and calls for a more connected and accepting world.
What’s next for the show?
The show will premier at the Voilà ! Festival this year for two nights only.
It will be an opportunity to test it, and go back to working on the script. We then hope to give it a longer run later in 2026 in London.
And as Fanny (co-writer/director) and I are both French, we would like to translate it into French and bring it to the motherland.