Random Acts Theatre Company

More than a decade ago, performance artist Alexander Gog embarked on a radical experiment in the extremes of artistic expression, social protest, and theatrical activism; caged and delivering nightly performances from his cell for a period of one year as part of Revelation Theatre’s The Gog/Magog Project.

As a result of the deaths of those with whom the project began during the intervening year, The Gog/Magog Project now continues indefinitely with its performer having remained detained for several times the agreed period, his cage moved from venue to venue, country to country, and made to survive exclusively on Banana-Flavoured ‘Moon Pies’.

The Gog/Magog Project has long been a source of controversy, causing a stir among civil rights authorities both in support of and opposition to its constant international touring.
Some have claimed that the artist has been exploited for the financial gain of the pharmaceutical industry, sporting goods manufacturers, and government interests, calling for his immediate release despite seemingly voluntary imprisonment.

Make what ethical judgements you will, The Gog/Magog Project challenges the notion of artistic expression and the extremes to which one particular artist has taken such an endeavour. This October, Random Acts Theatre brings to London an alternative theatre experience that cannot – and perhaps should not – be duplicated, inviting you travel the labyrinth of corridors that form the fractured psyche of an artist named Gog.