Credit: Johan Persson
Play Details
Context
Artistic Director
Vicky Featherstone
Dates Performed
Friday 18th July 2014
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
Form
Play Details
Synopsis
The near future – our world, and a digital sphere called the Nether
In a future America, where many live digitally as ‘shades’, Detective Morris dives deep into a virtual mystery. She grills an elderly teacher, Doyle, and a shrewd businessman, Sims, about a virtual realm where guests can harm a young girl’s avatar. But as layers peel back, Morris’s own agenda for this digital domain comes to light.
Cast & Creative
Cast
Stanley Townsend
Cast
Amanda Hale
Cast
Ivanno Jeremiah
Cast
David Calder
Designer
Es Devlin
Lighting
Paul Pyant
Costume
Christina Cunningham
Sound
Ian Dickinson for Autograph Sound
Video Designer
Luke Halls
What our readers say
In a future world, this play weaves two stories together: one of intense real-life investigations and another set in a vast online space called the ‘Nether’. It’s like a detective story for the digital age, tackling big questions about online privacy, reality versus virtual worlds, and the challenges that come with new technology, much like today’s online platforms.
What films or music does it remind you of?
Black Mirror in its style and exploration of ethics of technology, film – ‘After Yang’ in its exploration of technology, family and connection.
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