work.txt
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
work.txt
By (Author) Nathan Ellis
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
21st April 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
822.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
64
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
68g
Description
Hate your job Come work for us.
This is a show about work.
But the worker isnt here, so its down to you.
Youll clock in at the beginning.
Youll get short breaks at regular intervals.
Youll work in a team, and under your own initiative.
You will be your own boss.
You will be free.
work.txt is a show performed entirely by the audience about the gig economy, financial instability and bullshit jobs.
This edition was published to coincide with the run at the Soho Theatre in London in February 2022.
Reviews
Mixing existential soul-searching with wry comedy, this is an adventurous production starring its viewers. * The Guardian *
Haunting and magical * Exeunt *
FASCINATING, AND QUITE FUN TOO (...) ONE OF THE THINGS THIS SHOW DOES THROUGH ITS OWN COOL, CALCULATED MODE OF OPERATION, IS ACTUALLY BRING AN AUDIENCE TOGETHER, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING AND HIGHLIGHTING OUR DIFFERENCES, IN A WAY THAT THEATRE OFTEN CLAIMS TO DO, BUT SELDOM ACTUALLY DOES.
* Lynn Gardner *Author Bio
Nathan Ellis was a member of the Royal Court Invitation Writers Supergroup 2018-19 led by Alice Birch and Alistair McDowall. In 2020 his play SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION was Shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award. He has since been a part of the BBC Drama Room 2021-22, and the BFI London Comedy Film Festival Shorts Jury.
