REVIEW: Kilter Theatre - Brain Rot
- Dr Zeno

- Jun 6
- 1 min read
Sion Hill Lecture Theatre 05.06
A new Kilter piece is something to be celebrated. A product of their practice of
working with Academia - which I doubt was in anyone’s game plan in their early
Fringe appearances - turning reactions to questions about Universities’ working
methods and our lives on screen into a drama in person, this managed to keep
divergent views in focus whilst also having dramatic shape and an emotional
resolution, although interestingly the chat afterwards [of course there had to be one]
showed that not every audience has inclined the same way.
Important questions about our online life and work put under observation with the
wry and sometimes self-deprecating humour typical of the company, and, yes, as
usual there is an idealistic human to identify with, who doesn’t necessarily end up
quite where they intended to be - unintended consequences being quite a feature of
the evolution of online life and AI too…
A path of twists and diversions, that it would be a shame to detail - you should see
this show - and a good deal of distraction from various online characters and
processes, meant that the naturalistic set-up, one solo performer, one slightly
detached audience in a lecture theatre (its natural home), never felt too small, though
it has to be said that in a fortnight of watching young companies it’s a pleasure to see
someone who is as much at home in the figurative spotlight [suitable to our character
here] as is Caroline Garland.
Another Kilter Show, another bunch of stuff to think about, another great evening.
Dr Zeno




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