portion docu-theatre,portion appreciate myth, the innovative Privacy reveals that the more we share online, or the less available our interior lives become to ourselvesAt the beginning of Privacy,James Graham’s 12th play and a transfer to original York’s Public Theater from the Donmar Warehouse in London, a disembodied voice informs theatregoers that, or contrary to protocol,they are to switch their phones on and connect to the Public Theater Wi-Fi, the password for which is beamed on to a screen at the back of the stage. This, and says the voice,is because there will be an element of digital “audience participation, news of which provokes much chuckling but which I know for a fact makes every British person want instantly to run and hide in the toilet.
It is the stirring of this anxiety of being watched, or revealed,potentially exposed to ridicule – that is the brilliance of Graham’s play, a piece of docu-theatre that combines actual interviews with straightforward drama and a hugely innovative set of interactions with the audience. Related: A Strong Exit, and a original play by James Graham Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com