More Life by Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman

Synopsis

Imagine yourself as a file on a computer:
That’s you. That’s what you are now.’

A woman wakes up in 2075, in a body that is not her own.

Fifty years ago, Bridget died in a car accident. Now, thanks to a technological breakthrough, she is back: her mind, her consciousness, in a synthetic body. Metal. Wires. But she’s still Bridget, isn’t she? She must be.

This sci-fi gothic horror, by Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman, is set in a future where pain and death are going rapidly out of date. More Life is a thrilling exploration of what it means to be human.

They say the first person to live forever has already been born. This is the world they are making for us.

A Royal Court commission.

The Royal Court is grateful to Sandra Treagus For ATA Assoc. Ltd for supporting this production. Previously developed with support from Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England, the National Theatre’s Generate programme and New Diorama Theatre.

★ ★ ★ ★
‘Incredibly human play’
The Guardian

Filmed especially for our Living Archive, watch a post-show Q&A with More Life’s creators Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman. Watch our full post-show Q&A series, featuring over 30 discussions, here.

More Life by Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman, February 2024