A woman wakes up in 2075, in a body that is not her own.
Fifty years ago, Bridget died in a car accident. Now, thanks to a technological breakthrough, she is back: her mind, her consciousness, in a synthetic body. Metal. Wires. But she’s still Bridget, isn’t she? She must be.
More Life is a thrilling exploration of what it means to be human; a sci-fi gothic horror set in a future where pain and death are going rapidly out of date.
They say the first person to live forever has already been born. This is the world they are making for us.
“A smartly composed exploration of greed, loss and the loneliness of eternity, More Life is an incredibly human play about technology” ★★★★ Guardian
“Shankho Chaudhuri’s design is beautiful” ★★★★ Whatsonstage
“sophisticated, thought-provoking, and brilliantly original” ★★★★ The Rendition
“sensational” ★★★★★ A Youngish Perspective
“a quietly riveting, and all-too-human, sci-fi drama which excitingly subverts expectation” ★★★★ London Theatre
“intelligently woven genre-bending mash up with a beating heart at its core” ★★★★ Broadway World
“Alison Halstead gives a bravura performance… questions of what it means to be human […] are set spinning in a rich and thought-provoking narrative” ★★★★ Everything Theatre
“exceptional and bold … excellently written and incredibly funny”★★★★ North West End
“thought-provoking, surprisingly funny and genuinely moving” ★★★★ All That Dazzles
“transfixing, sophisticated, and profound” ★★★★ Stage Masters
“With its bold staging, precise performances, and eerie atmosphere, this is a deeply compelling production that unsettles and provokes” ★★★★ LondonTheatre1
Now running at the Royal Court Theatre until Saturday 8 March 2025. Tickets are completely sold out, except Monday tickets, which go on sale at 9am for that evening’s performance. For more info on Royal Court Mondays, please click here. For more information on the show, please click here.
By Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman
Director: James Yeatman
Dramaturgy/Text: Lauren Mooney
Designer: Shankho Chaudhuri
Lighting Designer: Ryan Joseph Stafford
Composer & Co-Sound Designer: Zac Gvirtzman
Co-Sound Designer: Dan Balfour
Vocal Music Director: Osnat Schmool
Costume Supervisor: Isobel Pellow
Cast: Marc Elliott, Alison Halstead, Lewis Mackinnon, Tim McMullan, Danusia Samal and Helen Schlesinger
Stage Manager: Kirsty MacDiarmid
Deputy Stage Manager: G Hans
More Life is a Royal Court commission, previously developed with support from Cockayne Foundation, Unity Theatre Trust, Arts Council England, the National Theatre Studio and New Diorama Theatre.