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Imitating the Dog: War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells’s classic novel retold by
Wed 25 Feb 2026 - Sat 28 Feb 2026
Supported by Lancaster Arts and Cast, Doncaster
 
“Life is real again, and the useless and cumbersome and mischievous have to die.” -- H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds 
 
Four performers enter the stage with cameras and construct an epic road movie before our eyes.
 
It’s a story we know, or think we know - an apocalyptic tale of alien invasion and the unfolding destruction of everything we hold dear. Extraterrestrial lifeforms land from the skies. Lines of Brits scrabble to flee across the channel while their cities and towns lie in smouldering ruins. It’s all of our worst nightmares.
 
What would you do if order broke down?
 
What would you do to survive?
 
How far would you go to protect your own?
 
Using miniature environments, model worlds, camera tricks, and projection, imitating the dog mix the live and the recorded, the animate and the inanimate to create a thrilling, audacious and timely retelling of H.G. Wells’s classic novel.
 
Following their acclaimed adaptations of literary classics Heart of Darkness (2018), Dracula (2021), Macbeth (2023) and Frankenstein (2024), “multimedia daredevils” (The Times) imitating the dog push their inventive storytelling to new heights.

Additional information:

Age recommendation: 14+

Content warning: Flashing imagery and lighting effects, Loud noises on occasion, including sudden bangs and gunshots, Smoke effects, Scenes featuring moments, descriptions and images of violence, Strong language, Themes of racism and anti-immigration, References to threat of sexual violence.

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Accessible performances:

Post Show Discussion by Emma Howard | Wed 25 Feb 2026

BSL by Emma Jane Mansfield | Thu 26 Feb 2026 at 2.30pm  

Captioned by Company | Fri 27 Feb 2026 at 7.45pm

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