zombiegate

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“Truth is the internet is a big place these days. You have to shout a lot louder to be heard.”

Sophie and Jamie have just been cancelled, a misplaced selfie has gone viral, and the pair have been accused of mocking a dead child. But their troubles are only just beginning as the real and digital world collide their lives and friendship are ripped apart by algorithms, online mobs and an obsessive troll called Mr Punch. 

Zombiegate is a witty & empathetic debut play which attempts to get behind the headlines and hashtags of internet trolls, scrutinising mob mentality, myths around cancel culture and asks us to empathise with people we find it hard to agree with. Zombiegate was a winner of Theatre Royal Haymarket’s Masterclass Pitch Your Play 2018. 

Zombiegate is a co-production between Ameena Hamid Productions and Theatre 503 and ran from 1 – 19 November at Theatre 503.

Matthew was nominated for an Offie for Most Promising Playwright.

The playtext is published by Playdead Press and can be purchased from their website.

“This is a compelling new play: smart, gripping, cautionary and bang-up-to-date”

What’s On Stage

“Engaging audiences from beginning to end.”

The Review Hub

“A stroke of brilliance”

London Pub Theatres

“The dystopian flavour of Black Mirror”

The Stage

“Ebony Jonelle and George Howard have a genuine chemistry”

The Spy in the Stalls

Director: Julian Bruton

Movement and Puppetry Director: Phoebe Hyder

Set, Costume and Puppet Designer: Delyth Evans

Lighting Designer: Danny Vavrečka

Sound Designer: Hattie North

Puppet Maker: Aled Williams

Production Manager: Misha Mah

Producer: Ameena Hamid

Poster Design: Rebecca Pitt

Cast: Ebony Jonelle, George Howard, Chand Martinez, Virginia Thompson