Chatroom

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A very important message which is current and will be relevant for the duration of this technology-driven age. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The performances take place ‘as part of the school day’, during a designated extra curricular activity time. A great play nonetheless which is difficult to actually enjoy because of the nature of it, but Enda highlights the dangers of conformity and what can happen if a joke is taken too far. Principal photography took place in early 2010 at Shepperton Studios in Shepperton, Surrey, [5] with some outdoor scenes shot in Camden and Primrose Hill.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In a quiet corner of the internet, a group of bored, restless teenagers spends its time deconstructing children's literature and the messages in modern pop music. I am a teacher and my initial plan was to do some of this this with my students (all around 17 years old) but none of them knew what a chat room was. Chatroom was originally performed as part of the 2005 NT Connections season, produced by Boomerang Theatre Company, Cork and directed by Donal Gallagher. Even though they only really communicate through text, they are depicted in an old hotel-like room and actually having contact.COVID 19: This production has been produced in line with current government guidelines regarding COVID 19. The group is torn between those who want to help and those who see this as a chance to create a martyr for the teenage population. Jim is another loner who is suffering from depression following his father leaving him and his mother. I've been wanting to read this for such a long time, well since I saw the movie and it finally came in the library today.

I think some of the characters are a little too 1D and appear as devices for the story's advancement, however 1D characters aren't uncommon on the internet so I can let it slide. A group of keyboard warriors- nameless, faceless and masked by a computer screen find comfort in antagonist William. William Collins is a depressed teenage boy recovering from self-harm and regularly goes online to chatrooms.His plans are halted though when his computer and phone are taken away from him by his father, who when looking through William's computer, finds one of the suicide videos. But when a new member, Jim, joins to share his depression and thoughts of suicide, the conversation takes a dark turn.

Mo and the others discover about William's intended actions and go to stop him, meeting up in person and trying to follow William and Jim around London. Undoubtedly, one of my favourite modern plays, Chatroom comments on the all too tangible reality of cyberspace bullying in a visceral, scary and yet somehow humourous way. This serves as a chilling reminder of how people have the power to manipulate and influence those around them. He convinces Jim to flush down his antidepressants to make himself feel more relaxed and to reveal his face behind the depressants, his true identity. A group of bored and restless teenagers - William, Jack, Eva, Emily and Laura - spend their time deconstructing children's literature and the messages in modern pop music.From this chilling premise is forged a funny, compelling and uplifting play that tackles the issues of teenage life head-on and with great understanding.