Chris Thorpe

If you pinned me against a wall, I'd probably admit to being a liberal.

Of course, pinning me against a wall is exactly what I'd expect from someone like you.

A show about the gulfs we can't talk across, and about the way we choose to see only the evidence that proves we're right. Working with research into the phenomenon of confirmation bias, Confirmation is an attempt to have an honorable dialogue, real and imagined, with political extremism. To find out how we believe what we believe, and how we can end up so far apart.

A 2014 Fringe First award-winning show: written and performed by Chris Thorpe (Unlimited Theatre, Third Angel), developed with and directed by Rachel Chavkin (The TEAM).

"Rachel Chavkin's fast-moving, kinetic production offers us an absolutely compelling performance from a man who is fast becoming one of the most powerful performers in the UK" **** - The Scotsman