The Mosinee Project
Underbelly Edinburgh, August 2024
New Diorama Theatre, March 2025
Winner of the 2024 Untapped Award
Edinburgh Fringe 2024 Sell-Out Show
‘Captures shifting ideas of truth and deception with a sly wink of the eye,
teetering beautifully between arch humour and authentic horror’ ★★★★ The Arts Desk
‘Slippery, layered...undoubtedly thoughtful theatre’ ★★★★ The Stage
‘Inventively staged...a fascinating piece of history, skilfully explored’ ★★★★ The Scotsman
‘Chilling and inventive...beautifully staged’ ★★★★ Fest Mag
‘Bursting with ideas...inventive, often exhilirating’ ★★★★ The Reviews Hub
‘Brilliant, multi-layered and intrinsically metatheatrical’ ★★★★ Theatre Weekly
‘Smart, politically engaged work by a talented young company’ ★★★★ British Theatre Guide
★★★★ Edinburgh Guide
★★★★ Mervyn Stutter’s Pick Of The Fringe
★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Mag
★★★★ London Theatre1
★★★★ Entertainment Now
★★★★ Paul In London
New Diorama Theatre, March 2025
Winner of the 2024 Untapped Award
Edinburgh Fringe 2024 Sell-Out Show
‘Captures shifting ideas of truth and deception with a sly wink of the eye,
teetering beautifully between arch humour and authentic horror’ ★★★★ The Arts Desk
‘Slippery, layered...undoubtedly thoughtful theatre’ ★★★★ The Stage
‘Inventively staged...a fascinating piece of history, skilfully explored’ ★★★★ The Scotsman
‘Chilling and inventive...beautifully staged’ ★★★★ Fest Mag
‘Bursting with ideas...inventive, often exhilirating’ ★★★★ The Reviews Hub
‘Brilliant, multi-layered and intrinsically metatheatrical’ ★★★★ Theatre Weekly
‘Smart, politically engaged work by a talented young company’ ★★★★ British Theatre Guide
★★★★ Edinburgh Guide
★★★★ Mervyn Stutter’s Pick Of The Fringe
★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Mag
★★★★ London Theatre1
★★★★ Entertainment Now
★★★★ Paul In London
Can you ever really know what another person is like? Or another time? Or another place? Another country?
A fevered retelling of the true story of a fake invasion, interrogating why we fear, control and tell tales about the future.
Credits
Written and directed by Nikhil VyasOriginal co-creation and dramaturgy by Aaron Kilercioglu
Additional material devised by Breffni Holahan, Jessica Layde, Jonathan Oldfield, Martha Watson Allpress and Millicent Wong
Set and costume design by Grace Venning
Lighting design by Catja Hamilton
Sound design by Patch Middleton
Video systems design by Dan Light
Associate video design by Lucy Rodgers
Fight direction by Robin Hellier
Research consultancy by Emma Jude Harris
Stage management by Josh Trackman (2024), Lois Sime (2025)
Produced by Jessie Anand
Photography by David Monteith-Hodge
Videography by Erica Belton
Performed by Jonathan Oldfield, Martha Watson Allpress and Millicent Wong (2024) / Camilla Anvar (2025)
Presented by Counterfactual in association with Underbelly, New Diorama Theatre and Concord Theatricals
Developed with support from New Diorama Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre, Arts Council England, MGCFutures, and Unity Theatre Trust