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Directed by Michael Cottrell

 

 

How far would you go to right a wrong?

Snowflakes takes Cancel Culture quite literally to question ideas of morality, revenge and justice with gleeful, violent abandon. Combining the technological nihilism of Black Mirror with the dark comedy and horror of Inside No. 9, it lacerates modern outrage and trial by social media. 

Marcus and Sarah work for a very special start-up. They don’t work in a shared office. They don't sell locally sourced, gluten-free coconut water. They do the job that so many people call out for in the comments section. So, outsource your rage, disgust and vitriol and let’s get to the truth before the media storm blows over. They may not based in a co-working space but they do have an app: Justice isn’t blind, it’s streamed to millions. Don’t forget to like, comment and subscribe! 

This sci-fi black comedy resonates in various directions, implicating questions about the potency of social media, female empowerment and how characters earnestly confront trauma. Comedy, drama and satire; Snowflakes is presented by Dissident Theatre – a company with the goal of making theatre to confront the base, the repressed and ambiguous corners of the world we live in – and Chronic Insanity, an Off West End award-winning theatre company specialising in all things digital, interactive and immersive.

 

For the Park Theatre run: 

★ ★ ★ ★ 'Haunting and unforgettable' Everything Theatre

★ ★ ★ ★ 'Darkly funny, action-packed, and beautifully presented' London Theatre Reviews

★ ★ ★ ★ 'The perfect piece of theatre' Pocketsize Theatre

★★★★ ‘It is a major strength of the writing that the interplay of power in these three-way exchanges is fluid and shifting' Plays to See

★★★★ 'The acting, under the direction of Michael Cottrell, is superb' London Theatre Reviews

★★★★ ‘Boulton’s script is insightful and often cutting, never presuming to have the correct answers or the absolute moral high ground' All That Dazzles

For the Old Red Lion run

★★★★ 'A captivating, morally knotty, dystopian debut play' The Stage

★★★★★ 'Profound, an allegorical tale for our times' London Pub Theatres

★★★★ 'One of the most interesting concepts to be explored outside of an episode of Black Mirror' Reviews Hub