Daft 2023: Your Body Is a Wasteland (Online Only)

Sometime in the future, their world ends.

That's only the beginning. Piece together digital remnants of a forgotten world, following our protagonist as they travel the apocalyptic wastes. A deeply felt story of chronic illness, time, and hope.

When your body betrays you, where can you turn?

Credits:
Created by Tempest Theatre Co
Written and performed by Emma Maguire
Tom – Hamish Boyle
Nina – Bethany Miller

Run time: approx one hour
Head to www.daftnz.com to access the show during the festival.

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Reviews:
"An innovative and thought-provoking combination"
thereviewshub.com
"This piece takes advantage of the online theatre medium to create something truly original and remarkable."
northwestend.com
As seen in Brighton Fringe 2023, Edinburgh Fringe 2023 and Melbourne Fringe 2023.
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Content Warnings:
Your Body is a Wasteland is a show told digitally as our Wanderer explores their apocalyptic wasteland. The show itself is a parable for the struggles someone might have as a chronically ill or disabled person, written from the point of view of a chronically ill & disabled person. This is a very personal piece, written by Emma Maguire, regarding their personal views on their own disability. No offence towards the wider disability community is meant.
As such, there’s quite a few trigger warnings for this piece:
Loud Noises, References to Mental Illness, References to Sickness/Disease/Injury, References to Suicide/Self Harm, References to Violence, Swearing. The show is also set in a dystopic or apocalyptic world that could be distressing to some viewers.
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Image description:
Red theatre curtains surround the image of a person wearing a gas mask and khaki jumpsuit.
The words on the image: Your Body Is a Wasteland by Emma Maguire, Available online through the festival at www.daftnz.com
In the bottom left is the DAFT ticket logo and on the bottom right, the Creative New Zealand and BATS logos.