Ten Thousand Things 

A storytelling show about the climate crisis, capitalism, the history of Western society, and humanity’s reticence to save ourselves from extinction (fun!).

Ten Thousand Things had its workshop premiere in April 2024 at the Sunset Theatre in Wells, BC as part of their Exploration Series. It will formally premiere in November of 2025 at Intrepid Theatre in Victoria.

photo by Jen Squires

Synopsis

We've ruined the Earth in one lifetime. 85% of the carbon in our air has happened since World War II. In Ten Thousand Things, acclaimed storyteller Brendan McLeod tracks how we got here, and how nothing (still!) seems to be getting done about it.

What begins as an examination of Western history—how commodification separates people, how language influences power, history's annoying insistence on repeating—soon morphs into a personal exploration of grief and joy. The answer to the simple question—what would societal change actually look like—is obviously not so simple, but potential answers aren't as complex as expected, and might even be uplifting.

From the former Canadian SLAM champ comes the world premiere of a new solo performance, which, for a show about human annihilation, also has quite a few jokes.