Hanging By A Thread

Marcus Decker brings Hanging by a Thread to the Exeter Quaker Meeting House on Friday 20 November, starting at 6:30pm. It's his own account of one of the UK's most perilous and eye-catching environmental protests: on 17 October 2022, he and Morgan Trowland climbed the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge over the M25 and unfurled a huge banner demanding 'Just Stop Oil', hanging suspended in the sky for 37 hours. The show draws on their tales of imprisonment and songs of freedom, and the evening is open to the room as a fundraiser, with proceeds contributing to ongoing legal fees as Marcus continues to face deportation.

Beyond the story of the climb itself, the performance sets out the injustice of the crackdown on peaceful protest in the UK, framed by Marcus's commitment to nonviolence. It's as much about the legal fallout as it is about the action that started it all. The performance is followed by a Q&A, so there's space to ask questions and talk through the details after he's finished.

The venue is the Exeter Quaker Meeting House on Wynards Lane, off Magdalen Street (EX2 4HU), and it's roughly a 15-minute walk from Exeter Central station. It's a fully accessible space, with step-free access, accessible loos, gender-neutral toilets and quiet/low-sensory spaces available. The whole thing kicks off at 6:30pm on Friday 20 November.