User Not Found

by Chris Goode

USER NOT FOUND is about our digital lives after we die. Our new play, created with pioneering theatre-artist Chris Goode, is performed in cafes across the country, where you'll be handed a smartphone and a pair of headphones. Become a fly-on-the-wall to peer into the life of a man who is faced with keeping or deleting.

A story of contemporary grief unfolds through this intimate, funny performance that gently interrogates our need for connection.

Genres: Plays

102 pages, Paperback

Published August 3, 2018

Reviews

[zcc]

not sure how good it is but would have liked to have seen this live. interesting format.

[Skynikan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The topic is more relevant than ever and the whole play is presented (and of course written) in a very creative way. It's very short and the story doesn't feel complete, even though the ending is clear. I feel like this play had a lot more potential than it used because the end felt very rushed, as if someone just deleted the second half of the story and put the end right at the point where I was starting to get invested in the story.
It seems like this play is very much focussed on its atmosphere and uniqueness, these are the main strenghes of it. Apart from that the play was quite disappointing, the characters seem shallow and most of their actions I couldn't really understand. There are a few very good moments, especially at the end, when we get a deeper insight into the main character's relationships, but just then everything was abruptly put to an end. Maybe that's just the style of the play? I don't know, it wasn't for me.
All in all it was an enjoyable read, but not a masterpiece.

[G Duff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting play that asks the question what happens to one’s online presence once we die

An immersive play, where the audience are handed mobile phones that illustrate the life of someone who has died