Underbelly Cowgate Edinburgh, August 2024
Winner of the 2024 Untapped Award

‘A show full of dark humour and scarcely believable insights...it captures shifting ideas of truth and deception with a wink of an eye’ ★★★★ 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
‘A gripping tale of weaponised political fear and espionage’ ★★★★ Entertainment Now
‘Smart, politically engaged work by a talented young company’ ★★★★ British Theatre Guide
★★★★ Edinburgh Guide
★★★★ Mervyn Stutter’s Pick Of The Fringe
★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Mag

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Can you ever really know what another person is like? Or another time? Or another place? Another country? Can you get away with just imagining?

A fevered retelling of the true story of a fake invasion, interrogating why we fear, control and tell tales about the future.

Credits

Co-created, written and directed by Nikhil Vyas
Original 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
Fight direction by Robin Hellier
Research consultancy by Emma Jude Harris
Stage management by Josh Trackman
Produced by Jessie Anand
Photography by David Monteith-Hodge
Videography by Erica Belton 

Performed by Jonathan Oldfield, Martha Watson Allpress and Millicent Wong 

Presented by Counterfactual in association with Underbelly, New Diorama Theatre and Concord Theatricals
Developed with support from New Diorama Theatre, Arts Council England, MGCFutures, and Unity Theatre Trust