Dark, absurd and fiercely hopeful. A breathless doomscroll through human connection in the information age.
TURN YOUR F*CKING PHONES OFF tells the story of how we got here – you, Maxwell and everyone else. It playfully expounds on the rise of Big Tech, attention-hacking innovations and surveillance capitalism. It recounts Maxwell’s personal struggles with phone addiction, her bid for a life in analog, and her bizarre chapter countering Kremlin-backed disinformation (cue Bond theme).
““Memorable, entertaining and effortlessly engaging.””
““Relevant, urgent, and vital.””
Written and performed by Hannah Maxwell
Music composition: Benji Huntrods and Laurence Cole
Technical, sound, lighting design: Benji Huntrods
Video design: Benji Huntrods and Hannah Maxwell
Produced by Hannah Maxwell and Becky Plotnek
Script Development: Nick Cassenbaum
Dramaturgy: Rachel Mars and Annie Siddons
Outside eye: Ursula Martinez
Costume design: Ray Gammon and moa johansson
Set build: Alon Freiburger
Additional scenic design: Casey Jay Andrews
Commissioned by Waterside Arts, Sale
Supported by funds from Arts Council England
With thanks to Queen Mary University of London, Old Diorama Arts Centre, The Front Room Weston-super-mare
““Funny, scary and deliciously light-touch.””