There is a possibility that God made everything because he was terrified of doing nothing.

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Featuring a special return to the stage from Artistic Director Ben Duke, Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) combines theatre, comedy and movement in a journey through the story of the creation of everything… condensed into 75 minutes.

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A single man plays all the characters, creates all the scenes and, despite his best efforts, falls a little short of perfection.

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A show for anyone who has created anything (child, garden, paper aeroplane), and then watched it spiral out of control.

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‘A heavenly new take on Milton’
★★★★★ Evening Standard

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‘A triumphant gallop through the story of creation’
★★★★ The Guardian

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‘An enchanting, very funny show, swooping from the epic to the vulnerable’
★★★★★ The Independent

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Lost Dog is an award-winning dance / theatre company based in rural East Sussex, led by Ben Duke.

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Lost Dog has built a reputation for creating unexpected interpretations of classic stories that resonate with today’s audiences. In 2022, they created Ruination: The True Story of Medea in co-production with the Royal Ballet, which was presented to sold out houses as an ‘alternative Christmas show’, and then went on to be presented as part of the 2024 Venice Biennale Danza. A Tale of Two Cities premiered at Warwick Arts Centre in February 2022 before touring the UK and internationally

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Their most successful show to date – Juliet & Romeo (2018) – has been presented over 130 times in 8 countries and 5 different languages. Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) based on Milton’s epic poem, premiered at Battersea Arts Centre in May 2015. In 2020 The Guardian named Paradise Lost one of the best dance shows of the 21st Century. Both Juliet & Romeo and Paradise Lost have toured extensively to village halls across the UK as part of the Rural Touring Dance Initiative.

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