Smoking Gun

Descended from both Cowboys and Indians, Leslie Hill explores a heritage of villainy and heroism. The piece is essentially about humanness: where we come from, where we're going and why we can't seem to stop killing each other. Hill draws on current genetic research which links us all to a shared ancestry, inviting reflections on notions of 'us' and 'them', victims and perpetrators and migration and survival. Hill questions concepts of 'intelligence' in a world where the principle undertaking of our time is the preparation for war.

Global and philosophical, with great content, style and links. Hill surpasses herself.

- Total Theatre, Dec 2004

Smoking Gun toured nationally and internationally including the Sydney Opera House as part of a 'special relationship' double bill with Family Hold Back, by Helen Paris.

Funded By Arts Council England
supported by a One to One Bursary from ACE, London and the Live Art Development Agency