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VenueNorthern Stage
TownNewcastle upon Tyne
CountyTyne and Wear
From30th March 2017
To30th March 2017
When20:00
Northern Stage (V568)
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  • Date of change: 18 Nov 16 - T1579126107

The Machine Stops

The Machine Stops

Work:: The Machine Stops (S02134525721)

"You talk as if a god had made the Machine," cried the other. "I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men made it, do not forget that." In a dystopian world where humans have retreated far underground, Kuno alone questions their now total dependency on technology to live and communicate with each other, but in his struggle to break out can he reach the Earth's surface before the Machine stops?
Book by EM Forster

Production:: (T1579126107)

EM Forster is best known for his exquisite novels, but his short story masterpiece published in 1909 is astoundingly prophetic and poignant in 2017: a chilling prediction and exploration of our increasingly complex relationship with technology.
Producer York Theatre Royal
Producer Pilot Theatre
Adapted by Neil Duffield
Director Juliet Forster
Music John Foxx
Music Benge
Design Rhys Jarman
Lighting Tom Smith
Director Philippa Vafadari (movement director)
Performer Maria Gray
Performer Ricky Butt
Performer Rohan Nedd
Performer Adam Slynn

Listing:: L516318466




Production details

EM Forster is best known for his exquisite novels, but his short story masterpiece published in 1909 is astoundingly prophetic and poignant in 2017: a chilling prediction and exploration of our increasingly complex relationship with technology.

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