Returning to the Fringe as part of a UK tour, the team that brought you last year’s How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, unleash its unholy sibling, How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Reloaded, a brand new show onto Edinburgh’s Southside. And this new piece is one that’s designed to keep you and your loved one’s alive when there’s no more room left in Hell, and the dead walk the earth.
Performed as an exclusive seminar for members of the School of Survival, or SOS, How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Reloaded takes the audience through the very basics of fighting for survival in a world suddenly populated by the ravenous undead. Presented by glamorous ghoul guru, Dr Dale, (Ben Muir) the show uses improvisation, audience participation and role play to ensure that each spectator will be able to endure living with the ultimate neighbours from hell.
The follow up to 2009’s sell out Fringe show, How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, this production is a witty and light hearted tribute to one of the most popular horror genres of recent years. Drawing similarities to Max Brooks’ novel, The Zombie Survival Guide, this piece brings humour and most importantly, understanding, to an often misunderstood genre. Featuring characters as diverse as pirates, vampires and even the Pope, Zombie Apocalypse’s strength lies in its ability to constantly enthral and educate the audience. While at first glance, the story and the characters involved may seem to fall into cliché, improvisation and audience suggestion make this a production that is as refreshing as it is funny. Featuring double entendres, geeky facts and enviable zombie knowledge, this show could just save your life on that fateful day when a surprise zombie invasion takes over. And while Zombie Apocalypse doesn’t bring anything new to the subject, it doesn’t have to, as its appreciation of the cult appeal of the walking dead is apparent throughout the show, which at just one hour long, is just that little bit too short.
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