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BLINK

By Phil Porter
Metal Rabbit Productions presents
Thu 19 Feb - Sun 22 Mar
A bittersweet rom-com for the digital age, starring Abigail Thorn
19 Feb
-
22 Mar

★★★★ "Makes you wonder what possibilities Harold Pinter might have found in Wi-Fi monitoring technology." - The Guardian

This is a story about seeing and being seen. About watching and being watched. And about love.

Sophie has just lost a parent. So has Jonah. Sophie has just inherited quite a lot of money. So has Jonah. After a series of uncanny coincidences, the pair find themselves living on top of one another, in two small flats in Leytonstone. Then on a whim, Sophie mails Jonah a baby monitor connected to her flat. And he starts to watch her. Reading. Playing video games. Eating. Watching TV. Without ever coming face to face, something almost like love starts to bloom between them.

First commissioned by Soho Theatre, Blink is a bittersweet rom-com for the digital age. But ten years on from its original run, in a world of livestreams, doorbell cams, vlogging, and online stalking, Porter’s play takes on a new meaning. When our every move is recorded and broadcast online, what does it really mean for someone to see you?

Award-winning company Metal Rabbit Productions (Boy Parts, Radiant Vermin, Soho Theatre; The Prince, Southwark Playhouse) present the first major London revival since the original Traverse Theatre production, starring Abigail Thorn (PhilosophyTube, House of the Dragon, Star Wars: The Acolate) and directed by Simon Paris (...Earnest?, UK Tour).

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Age guidance: 14+

 

Runtime: 75 mins, no interval

 

Content Warnings: Strong language, themes of grief and loss, some mention of suicide.
 

Starting times for this show vary. Please note that latecomers may not be admitted. Please ensure you arrive at the venue with plenty of time.

 

Our bar and box office are open from 45 mins before the performance starts. 

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"Everything you want in a relationship play: funny, painful, affecting"
- The New York Times
"It really is a charmingly sweet and smile-inducing piece of theatre"
- A Younger Theatre
"Blink feels closer to an indie romcom movie than any other theatrical reference point"
- The Skinny
"Pleasingly complex, dealing sensitively with bereavement and loneliness"
- The Stage
"Everything you want in a relationship play: funny, painful, affecting"
- The New York Times
"It really is a charmingly sweet and smile-inducing piece of theatre"
- A Younger Theatre
"Blink feels closer to an indie romcom movie than any other theatrical reference point"
- The Skinny
"Pleasingly complex, dealing sensitively with bereavement and loneliness"
- The Stage

Cast & Creatives

CAST
Sophie | Abigail Thorn
Jonah | To be announced

CREATIVES
Director | Simon Paris
Producer | Metal Rabbit Productions
Writer | Phil Porter
General Management | James Quaife Productions
Production Management | Dan Weager

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