Therapy Plays
Ever read a book, seen a movie or a play, so intense it’s changed what you believe? Imagine having dramas like this on tap, a literary production-line, personalised just for you. Plays to change you, plays that solve your problems, cure your neuroses. THERAPY PLAYS. Well “P” (our hero) has done it!
A complex of neuroses and compulsions, “P” wants to brainwash herself into the perfect life, without effort and discipline. Then she can take the actions to change who she is – to stop her self-destructive, self-sabotaging behaviours – effortlessly. Problem solved.
“P” can generate personalised plays to order. Therapeutic audio-dramas written and performed by her custom Artificial Intelligence. Dramas that make her laugh, cry and most importantly want to change.
Plays and novels have been regularly banned and their authors imprisoned. Books have been burned. The impact of drama is undeniable. Will “P” be the one to finally harness this power through her A.I.? Or is it a solution that may be as addictive as the problems it’s trying to solve?
(Note: each performance will be followed by a discussion with the play’s author –an A.I. consultant – about the future of drama.)
Details
Writer: Alexis Kirke
Director: Gemskii
Performer: Sassy Clyde - "P"
Website: https://alexiskirke.com/therapy-plays
Instagram: @sassyclyde
Date & Time: Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd October @9pm
Running Time: 60mins
Content warnings: 18+, Mental Health
Latecomers may not be admitted. Ticket purchases are non refundable.
The Bread & Roses Theatre is an unfunded venue that continues to operate on ticket sales only. Donations help support independent arts and theatremakers, an essential step in preserving the future of fringe theatre.
Venue
Venue: The Bread and Roses Theatre
Home of The Lambeth Fringe, The Bread & Roses, is an award-winning and innovative fringe pub theatre.
A 50-seat fringe venue above The Bread & Roses Pub, the theatre programs a wide-spread variety of productions for local as well as far-reaching audiences. Equality, diversity and artistic quality are at the forefront of the theatre's programming, which features in-house productions as well as many visiting companies. The theatre regularly hosts touring shows and has worked with award-winning ensembles with decades of experience but also frequently welcomes and supports emerging theatre-makers taking their first steps. The programme includes new writing, contemporary revivals, reinvented classics and occasionally also devised work, improvisational theatre, comedy events, family shows and physical theatre.
Theatre: Capacity 50, full rig, lighting desk and sound system. Projector and mics hireable.
Perfect for: Theatre, new-writing, WIP, solo shows and boundary pushing work.
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