6/2/2023 0 Comments Captivated by E.M. JadeCharles Flint’s video design also contributes to the sinister tone through old-looking video projections whose flickering images depict hand-typed quotes such as ‘That which is not proven, is not reality’, as well as scenes of people staring intensely or screaming. The show’s soundscape and music, composed by James Demaine and Samuel Heron, seem to reach us from an unseen phonograph, adding a vintage feel. A stripe of white light encircles him outlining a large square in the middle of the stage, like a fairy ring or, rather, a prison. As audiences take their seats, a kneeling Sethian sways on stage with vacant eyes, evidently upset yet calm. If Sethian fails to cooperate, the complex’s ‘administrators’ threaten to erase his memory of Sophia, his partner and fellow leader in a revolutionary movement.īag of Beard’s production creates an unsettling atmosphere from the beginning. Sethian, a prophet who grapples with inner conflict, is held captive in a complex where a scientist – someone really between a nurse and a political propagandist – attempts to correct his behaviour. It takes place in a society where religion is banned and treated as a mental illness, and those who oppose scientific dogma are prosecuted without scruples. Vault Festival, London – until 19 March 2023Ī blend of Orwell’s 1984 and the American Horror Story TV series, The Messiah Complex is a dystopian thriller that explores the extremes of conflicting belief systems.
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