The Interrogation
The Interrogation
An Access All Areas Performance Company co-production with Charlene Salter, Shaun Dunne, and Marmelo.
Dates and Venues
Preview: Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, London
29 August, 2021
The Marlowe, Canterbury
7-12 September (excluding 11th), 2021
The Lowry, Salford
14-19 September, 2021
Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol
21-26 September, 2021
Battersea Arts Centre, London
28 September – 3 October, 2021
Rich Mix, London
28 September – 3 October, 2021
About the production
Charlene has done something terrible.
Lots of people saw her, and they’re not happy.
Using new mobile app technology, Access All Areas will take you on a GPS-guided walk through the streets to discover what happened to Charlene.
What would you do if you thought you saw a crime? Would you get involved? Would you tell the police? Would you walk away? What if your phone could tell you exactly how to handle it?
Commissioned by The Lowry and touring nationally through local streets, this new interactive audio production lets you question the causes of criminality, the ableism of language, and the feeling of being judged as a learning disabled person.
Bring your smartphone, and your wits, and get a taste of how it feels to be Charlene on the streets.
“…the show confronts the way that disabled people are often treated as threats when they are at their most vulnerable”
Lilith Wozniak, Exeunt Magazine
About the experience
- The Interrogation takes place through an app, and by walking around outdoors.
- You will need your smartphone and headphones.
- The experience is self-led. There are no stewards. You’ll need to follow a simple map and directions.
- The route is 2km, is wheelchair accessible and includes places to sit if needed.
- The app can also be used without following the full route if preferred.
About the app
- You’ll get an email with a personal download link for the app before you attend.
- You should download the app before you attend.
- We strongly advise using your own smartphone and headphones. There will be some spare devices for people who don’t have them.
- There is no live performance – everything is in the app.
- Captions and audio description are available on the app.
- You are responsible for your own wellbeing during the experience.
Use the hashtag #AAATheInterrogation on social media to let people know what you thought of The Interrogation.
Cast
Creatives & Crew
- Co-Writer Charlene Salter
- Co-Writer Shaun Dunne
- Co-Director Emma Selwyn
- Co-Director Nick Llewellyn
- Sound DesignerMax Pappenheim
- Video Designers Mann Bros
- App Creators Marmelo
- Producer Patrick Collier
- Assistant ProducerConor Heron
“ the show highlights the problems with the convenience of technology…we have come to expect problems to have easy technological answers, and that this expectation is extremely dangerous when it meets a complex situation like someone having a crisis in public.”