The Last Man
The Last Man at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London
About the show
One survivor. One choice. A mysterious virus spreads across the globe. Cities fall silent. The undead roam.
Armed with supplies to last a year, one survivor locks themselves inside bunker B-103 to wait it out. But as the days stretch on, isolation begins to warp their sense of reality. The bunker becomes both sanctuary and prison; time fractures, memories resurface, and survival itself starts to feel dangerous. Now he must decide: is survival enough? Or should they open the bunker door?
The Last Man is a gripping one-person musical that unfolds like a psychological thriller – part gig, part video diary, part survival story. Driven by a live rock score, immersive sound design and dark humour, it asks a haunting question: when the world changes forever, what are you living for?
Born in Seoul and now unleashed in London, this production marks the world premiere of a newly reimagined English-language version of the musical by Jishik Kim and Seungyeon Kwon, with Jethro Compton as dramaturg, and directed by its original Korean director, Daljung Kim.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of its first UK audience.