Do you want to live forever?
‘YES’ or ’NO’
Polly and Owen have nailed it. Both in successful careers and wildly in love, they feel ready to take on the world – and with Polly’s new promotion at work, it seems like life can’t get much better.
But when a mysterious new technology, promising a break from the daily grind, creeps into everyone’s phones, their world is turned upside down. As the line between physical and digital rapidly dissipates, and as the population begins to rebel, Polly and Owen are forced to question whether their definitions of reality and freedom are the same.
‘YES’ or ’NO’
Polly and Owen have nailed it. Both in successful careers and wildly in love, they feel ready to take on the world – and with Polly’s new promotion at work, it seems like life can’t get much better.
But when a mysterious new technology, promising a break from the daily grind, creeps into everyone’s phones, their world is turned upside down. As the line between physical and digital rapidly dissipates, and as the population begins to rebel, Polly and Owen are forced to question whether their definitions of reality and freedom are the same.
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'Theatrical bliss' ★★★★★ - Evening News 'gripping two-hander, a piece of dystopian sci-fi in the manner of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror, flesh-and-blood humanity is not easily contained' ★★★★ - Guardian 'a stark warning... with a poetic heart worthy of Ray Bradbury at his warmest.' ★★★★ - The Herald 'While our humanity is the thing that tears us apart, this thoughtful play suggests it is also the one thing capable of putting us back together.' ★★★★ - The Scotsman 'That Girl in the Machine exists and that Stef Smith has written it feels like a big deal' - Exeunt (no stars ratings) 'beautiful... intimate... chilling' ★★★★ - The List 'Girl in the Machine holds up a vision of the future that poses vital questions of our time ... This is a play that gets in to your head.' ★★★★ - Edinburgh Guide 'Girl in the Machine is undoubtedly thought-provoking, emotionally haunting and genuinely revealing' ★★★★ - Broadway Baby 'galvanising new play' ★★★★ - Edinburgh 49 'A dark and powerful science fiction drama' ★★★★ - The Wee Review |
Images and press are from the premiere production at the The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Science festival in April 2017.
Cast: Rosalind Sydney & Michael Dylan
Directed by Orla O'Loughlin
Designed by Neil Warmington
Lighting Design by Sergey Jakovsky
Composed and Sound Designed by Kim Moore
Choreography by White & Givan
Assistant Directed by Nikki Kalkman
Photos by Mihaela Bodlovic
