Visit for more information and to book our interactive performance for your school. We are based in the South East. Teachers Pack, workshops and resources (Drama and PSHE), script and video available. This play, called ‘Linked’ is set in our future – 2043. The young people in the audience would be adults, and have children of their own.
The world has changed as a direct result of people not taking care of the internet. The internet has taken control of the people. It knows everything there is to know about everyone. The people in charge are called ‘Leaders’. They know everything there is to know about everyone!
One of the greatest changes is what happens on one’s 16th birthday. There is a big ceremony called Links Day – when people receive their Links for Life. On links day they are allocated their lifetime home; their hobbies; fun and pass-times; their occupation, their children. There is no choice. It is based on what the internet believes their choices would be – similar to the current online shopping predictions – based on your purchase, here are some other things we think you might like!
The play surrounds the lives of two people – Zac and Sophie – who find that they are in agreement that this is not how they wish to live their lives. But they discover that it is too late – there is no way back. If only their parents had cared more when they were young…
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