{"id":1092,"date":"2014-05-12T12:32:40","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T12:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simoningsmirror.wordpress.com\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2018-10-19T14:24:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T14:24:49","slug":"forced-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.simonings.net\/?p=1092","title":{"rendered":"Forced entry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michelle Terry in Privacy. Image swiped from The Times.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

James Graham<\/b> (@mrJamesGraham<\/a>) writes plays for fringe venues that quickly transfer to huge auditoriums. This House<\/i>, which began life in 2012 in the Cottesloe Theatre in London, sold out the flagship Olivier when it moved. Will something similar happen to Privacy<\/b><\/i>, James\u2019s almost-autobiographical journey through the internet? Probably. The version I saw at London\u2019s Donmar Warehouse was witty, very accessible (ideal for school trips and citizenship classes), and turns the internet in general – and social media in particular – into a sort of politically chilling stage magic act. Right now the core of the piece – the disintegration of a personality when it\u2019s continually second-guessed by all-seeing but unthinking machines – lies buried under a lot of stage business. (Much is made of a super-secret dramatic reversal that does not work at all<\/i>.) But James means to keep the play abreast of current events so there\u2019ll be plenty of time to iron out the wrinkles. Here’s the booking page, if you’re tempted<\/a>: Privacy<\/i> deserves a public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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