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Distant Memories of the Near Future

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781350547070
  • Weight: 73g
  • Dimensions: 126 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Nov 2024
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description

This story begins with a question. It’s okay, isn’t it, to not want to be… alone?

David Head's Distant Memories of the Near Future is a piece of multimedia storytelling-theatre, gently weaving together five different narratives: an isolated tech mogul trying to turn love into an algorithm, a jaded consumer confronting their loneliness, an astronaut trapped in the cosmos, a creator torn between competing needs and an AI exploring its newly gained sentience.

Through these tales the play explores relationships: with technology, with creativity, and with ourselves.

Equal parts funny, disquieting and lyrical — it’s both a cynical look at consumerism and the commodification of our emotions, and a moving testament to optimism, humanity and our interconnected existence.

Developed at the Rosemary Branch Theatre, the play debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023 at Summerhall, and was a finalist for the 2024 Off West End Award for Best New Writing from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This edition was published to coincide with the transfer to London's Arcola Theatre in November 2024.
About David Head
David Head is a senior writer, Creative Lead and occasional performer. His shows include A Good Service on All Other Lines at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018, the sell-out Christmas show Murder in Tinsel Town, and Unwanted Objects, which debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe 2020. David's show Distant Memories Of The Near Future premiered at Edinburgh Fringe 2023 and earned an Offie nomination for New Writing, before transferring to the Arcola Theatre in November 2024 for a full-length run.