Set in possible future where technology and social mores have evolved to banish war, hunger, need, upset. Where the goal of the giant corporation Neverwant is to exercise control over all our lives by providing us with everything we want. Desires and close personal relationships are no longer appropriate, and the Protocol Compliance officers are there to make sure nobody breaches the order.
Guy wants more. He wants love, he wants the freedom to make mistakes and to have to yearn for something. Guy is dangerous to Neverwant. Can he ever get to live the life he wants, not the one he's told to want?
A smart, funny script takes current concerns about the personal intrusiveness of the likes of Google and Facebook and extrapolates into a 1984-like world where personal choice is being eradicated. While it's mostly played for laughs there's a sinister undertone that questions some of the directions our society is currently taking. And look out for several throwaway references to present day culture, the writers were clearly having some fun in the process.
A cast of 5 plays multiple roles, with Thomas Willshire a suitably confused and passionate Guy, and Rosie Edwards excellent as different generation models of the androids being created to fulfill human needs. Neverwant is a comedy that does manage to raise some serious questions about our future, but with a light touch that ensures that entertainment is it's priority.
Recommended.
Neverwant is on at The Pleasance at 14.15 until 27 August.
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