THEATRE

Control ★★★★

Keziah Warner , Theatre Works Explosives Factory, until November 1

Despite imagining future worlds, science fiction typically explores present questions about human life and society. Works in the genre can date rather quickly, so it’s a tribute to the dramatic imagination of playwright Keziah Warner that her sci-fi theatre triptych, Control, feels as vital and pertinent now as it did at the Red Stitch premiere six years ago .

This revival comes to us from the indie newcomers at flatpack, founded by director Olivia Staaf in 2023. Staaf works in science communication and brings a clarity to both the storytelling and the play’s triple vision of how technology and human behaviour exist in a complex feedback loop.

A retro-futuristic vibe does pervade the Big Br

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