![]() ![]() A storyworld in which humans have become isolated from one another and living underground, communicating only through screens, offered an engaging space for reflection on perhaps the pitfalls of how our relationship with technology had been evolving. And it’s even more striking today than it was at the time-things like human contact and human touch becoming something that’s almost taboo, things that didn’t seem relevant back in 2016 but are really, really striking and even more relevant now.”Įsther Richardson, Artistic Director of Pilot Theatre, said: “When we produced The Machine Stops in 2016, it already seemed an eerily prescient piece of work. Forster’s 1909 short story is set in a futuristic, dystopian world where humans have retreated far underground and individuals live in isolation in ‘cells’, with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine.Īdapted by Neil Duffield, The Machine Stops premiered in the York Theatre Royal Studio on, before embarking on a national tour.ĭirector, Juliet Forster, said: “Over this last year, I have thought about this piece many times as the world around us seemed to grow more and more like the incredible world that E.M. York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre’s co-production of The Machine Stops will be available to watch online from Tuesday 23 March to Monday 5 April 2021.Į.M. ![]()
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