THE ACCIDENT DID NOT TAKE PLACE
Created by YESYESNONO
Performed by Emma Clark, Tilda O'Grady, and Jonathan Hawkins
Performed by Emma Clark, Tilda O'Grady, and Jonathan Hawkins
SYNOPSIS
Somewhere on the other side of the world a plane is falling from the sky.
You can see it on your laptop. You can watch it happening on YouTube.
You can hit rewind and watch it burning on repeat.
With a new guest performer taking to the stage each night, the accident did not take place is a hyperreal exploration of the way we consume information, and the way information consumes us.
A frenetic, head-on collision with a world thoroughly mediated by screens, a world possessed with post-truth hysteria, a world yearning for contact with those who seem so far away.
You can see it on your laptop. You can watch it happening on YouTube.
You can hit rewind and watch it burning on repeat.
With a new guest performer taking to the stage each night, the accident did not take place is a hyperreal exploration of the way we consume information, and the way information consumes us.
A frenetic, head-on collision with a world thoroughly mediated by screens, a world possessed with post-truth hysteria, a world yearning for contact with those who seem so far away.
**** 'frightening and provocative' - British Theatre Guide
***** 'a unique and powerful show' - Voice Mag
**** 'every moment is mesmerising...a super-clever questioning of truth onstage' - The Stage
'playful and exploratory...with shades of Forced Entertainment' - The Guardian
Shortlisted for the 2019 Total Theatre Award in Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form
Guardian Recommended Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe
Named as 'Artists to Watch' by the 2019 British Council Showcase
***** 'a unique and powerful show' - Voice Mag
**** 'every moment is mesmerising...a super-clever questioning of truth onstage' - The Stage
'playful and exploratory...with shades of Forced Entertainment' - The Guardian
Shortlisted for the 2019 Total Theatre Award in Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form
Guardian Recommended Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe
Named as 'Artists to Watch' by the 2019 British Council Showcase
collaborators
Concept by Sam Ward
Produced by Rhian Davies
Lighting Design by Lucy Adams
Sound Design by SHAR
Associate Direction by Hannah Calascione
Photography by The Other Richard
Produced by Rhian Davies
Lighting Design by Lucy Adams
Sound Design by SHAR
Associate Direction by Hannah Calascione
Photography by The Other Richard
Development history
Supported by HOME Manchester, ARC Stockton, Camden People's Theatre, and Arts Council England
Premiered at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 as one of the Pleasance Edinburgh Associates
First UK national tour in winter 2019 to Pleasance London, York Theatre Royal, and HOME Manchester
Second UK national tour in spring 2020 to ARC Stockton, New Diorama Theatre, Oxford Playhouse, Wardrobe Theatre, St Andrews University, and Bedales School postponed due to Covid-19
Premiered at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 as one of the Pleasance Edinburgh Associates
First UK national tour in winter 2019 to Pleasance London, York Theatre Royal, and HOME Manchester
Second UK national tour in spring 2020 to ARC Stockton, New Diorama Theatre, Oxford Playhouse, Wardrobe Theatre, St Andrews University, and Bedales School postponed due to Covid-19
