Wetherzoom

WetherZoom is a virtual performance which shifted into the digital space due to lockdown restrictions. Originally conceived as a site-specific performance exploring the site and history of The Capitol, a converted 1920s cinema which is now a Wetherspoons pub. The performance used gameplay to explore the ambiguous nature of history and information through the context of the British pub as an institution. Examining ideas of Hauntology and lost futures, the piece saw six performers telling each other truths, half truths, lies and fake news, in a game playing with the different layers of our reality and expectations. As lockdown started the performance took a new pathway online, exploring a new additional site of the virtual ‘pub’ space which was popular during the pandemic.

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Co-created and performed by Becca Carter, Claire Leith, Grace Strickland Da Souza, Jenwit Tang, Zacharoula Agoraki and Liberty Hodes

Digital, 2020