On 27th and 28th July, the young people of Liverpool’s Unity Youth Theatre will perform a new play exploring the perils of the technology that increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our lives. Directed by Laura Campbell and Carl Cockram, The Uncomfortability of a Made Up Wor(l)d questions the alternate realities that we create for ourselves online, and takes the trend of constant uploading, sharing and Liking to frightening new heights.

Developing the play from scratch has allowed the 14-18 year-olds – sometimes branded tech-obsessed and addicted to screens – to share their own views on technology’s effects on society, and their fears about the dangerous territory which could lay ahead.

Carl Cockram, Youth Theatre Director, comments, “As an age group, teenagers are often criticised of being over-reliant on technology to the detriment of their offline lives – something that was keenly felt by these young people. In the early stages of development, over-use of social media and the inability to escape living online emerged as key themes. The play is an opportunity for them to share their thoughts and fears on the growing influence of technology, and our response to it as a society. For audiences, it’s a chance to plunge into a bold new world, explore some of the most interesting issues facing us today, with the young people for whom technology is a way of life.”

Uncomfortability of a Made Up Wor(l)d plays Unity Two on 27th and 28th July 2018. Tickets can be booked at www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk or by calling 0151 709 4988. Tickets are priced at £10 with concessions available at £8.