Future Bodies
An Unlimited Theatre and HOME co-production created by Unlimited and RashDash
The technology of the future is being developed by very intelligent / very well funded people who believe that death is just a technical glitch and immortality is genuinely possible.
The human being is being upgraded. This is terrifying and exciting and it's coming, whether we like it or not.
Working with Unlimited Theatre and HOME in Manchester we imagine the implications of real world, leading edge developments in human enhancement technologies, having talked to leading scientists and researchers in the fields of brain implants, smart drugs and artificial intelligence. The show smashes together science, fact and fiction with words, music and movement to explore what our bodies are now and what they will become.
The show is made by people who are sceptical and afraid and people who are thrilled and excited by this technology.
Co-created by Clare Duffy, Abbi Greenland, Helen Goalen, Jon Spooner and Becky Wilkie
Performed by Deshaye Gayle, Alison Halstead, Kate Maravan, Lara Steward, Yusra Warsama and Becky Wilkie
Set & Costume Design Rhys Jarman Lighting & Video Design Sarah Readman & Josh Pharo Sound Design Becky Wilkie & Joel Clements Stage Management Alyssa Watts, Alice Winter & Amy Chandler
Assistant Director Heather Carroll Production Manager Sean Pritchard Costume Supervisor Nicky Wragg
BSL Adviser Rosie Oram Rehearsal BSL Interpreters Melissa Payne, Lorna Moran, Mark Hetherington, Tracie Lou, Emma Heap, Kate Lubno and David Clifford
Consultant Scientists: Professor Barbara Sahakian, Dr Tim Constandinou, Professor Paul Freemont, Anders Sandberg and Professor Philip Moriarty