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  • Elby Rue presents

    The Good Device (work in progress)

    Thu 24 July at 7pm
    Tickets £8 (+ booking fee)
    Drills into the skull. Wires attach to the chest. A brain-computer interface promises to “fix” depression. A darkly (un)funny dive into mental health, capitalism, and the terrifying hope technology brings.

    ‘...And that island is gone and I’m drowning, out at sea.’

    Charlie joins a clinical trial for a brain-computer interface to cure his depression. He meets Felix, a man of many faces. He confuses him? Enlightens him? He cannot decide. 
    As the device gradually relieves Charlie’s symptoms, he grows more uncertain—compelled to confront the deeper causes of his unhappiness. But if the device is working perfectly, then nothing’s wrong... right? Nothing.
    This sci-fi-esque drama is inspired by the latest psychological research and Elon Musk-level tech. The Good Device asks a critical question: How do we measure worth? Through what? By what? And ultimately for whom. 

    Written by Elby Rue
    Directed by Jessica Bickel-Barlow
    Dramaturgy by Ke Meng 

    With.
    James Jip
    Jennifer Lim 
    Daniel York Loh

    Content Notice
    Running Time 90 minutes
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Content Notice
    Content Notice1. Description of open skull surgery 2. Suicide 3. Discussion and mention of suicide/self-harm 4. Death 5. Mental illness and psychiatric treatment 6. Depressive episode / portrayal of depression

    Tickets for The Good Device (work in progress)

    Thu 24 Jul, 19:00

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