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    Girl in the Machine (NHB Modern Plays)

    By Stef Smith

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    'Do you want to live forever?
    YES or NO.    '

    Polly and Owen have nailed it. Successful in their careers and wildly in love with each other, they feel ready to take on the world.

    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, Polly and Owen are forced to question whether their definitions of reality and freedom are the same.

    Girl in the Machine is a disturbing but compassionate vision of our potential digital future, and what it might mean for 'life' as we know it. The play premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 2017, directed by Traverse Artistic Director Orla O'Loughlin.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNick Hern Books
    Release dateApr 6, 2017
    ISBN9781780018829
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    Girl in the Machine (NHB Modern Plays)
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    Stef Smith

    Stef Smith is a playwright whose work includes: Nora : A Doll's House (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, 2019); Girl in the Machine (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 2017); Human Animals (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2016); Swallow (Traverse Theatre, 2015); Remote (NT Connections 2015); And The Beat Goes On (Random Accomplice/Horsecross); Cured (The Arches, Glasgow); Woman of the Year (Òran Mór); Grey Matter (Lemon Tree, Aberdeen); Falling/Flying (Tron, Glasgow); Roadkill (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2010 and 2011). Awards include: Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland for Best New Production, Amnesty International Expression of Freedom Award, Herald Angel Award, Total Theatre Award for Innovation, The Scotsman Fringe First Award (Roadkill); Scottish Arts Club Theatre Award for Drama, The Scotsman Fringe First Award (Swallow). She has been awarded the New Playwright Award by Playwrights Studio, Scotland. Stef was a member of the Royal Court National Writers Group in 2013. She is an Associate Artist at the Traverse Theatre.

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      Striking! The balance between it being dystopian play and its parallels to the modern day were unsettling but eye-opening. Would definitely recommend this play!