A First Class Death Rehearsal Wall
Rehearsals for A First Class Death are in full swing! So far, we’ve been discussing our own memories of funerals, researching about the history of the Lower Marsh area, and creating the characters to populate our play.
It’s been a busy couple of days, but we thought we should tell you a bit about our acting company who will be guiding you through your journey with the London Necropolis Railway. By way of introduction, we asked them to share with you the song that they would like played at their funerals.
So what song would you like people to remember you by?
Julian Pindar
Hope There’s Someone
(Antony and the Johnsons) 
Marie Blount
Here, There and Everywhere
(The Beatles)
Siu-See Hung
We’ll Meet Again
(Johnny Cash)
Barry McStay
I’m Going To Go Back There Some Day
(The Muppets)
Chandni Mistry
Out of the Blue
(Electric Light Orchestra)
Rajneet Sidhu
Walking on the Moon
(The Dream)
1854: London’s cemeteries are full. The London Necropolis Railway is built in Waterloo station to transport the dead outside the city. 2015: London’s cemeteries are filling. The line is re-opening. And you’ve got a ticket. Baseless Fabric invite you onboard for this promenade performance about the fact you’re going to die one day.
A First Class Death uses the fascinating history of Waterloo’s vaults to explore the attitudes and rituals around dying today. The piece will challenge, entertain and involve the audience as they move through the local area and the atmospheric Cavern space, once a repository for the dead awaiting their final journey.
