1 human. 48000 species. Gloriously stupid animal impressions, a wild nature-tech safari, a bittersweet meditation on life in an Age of Extinction
A sequel to the company’s 2019 hit show Vigil. Premiering at Summerhall (Edinburgh Fringe) 2025, and touring from Autumn 2025.
Performer Tom Bailey attempts to embody 48,000 extinct and endangered species in the space of an hour.
Creator and performer – Tom Bailey
Sound artist – Xavier Velastin
Projection design – Limbic Cinema/ Chris Harrisson
Lighting design – Natalia Chan
“Brilliantly yet devastatingly, Wild Thing! morphs from a virtuosic act of clowning to a bitter eulogy for all the weird, beautiful, unknowable creatures we’ve obliterated.” – Catherine Love, Fest