Emily Holyoake
I’m a Derby-based playwright and theatre-maker. I’m interested in how technology affects human relationships, so my work tends to veer towards sci-fi, speculation, and internet culture. My plays often feature robots.
Recent projects include: BECCA, a hybrid onstage/online performance (2023); NEW LEAF, a virtual reality piece exploring climate anxiety (2022); and SNAKE OIL, an audio drama with integrated audio description which explores harm within the wellness industry (2021).
Likes include running, YA fiction, and Captain Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager. Dislikes include books that have a map at the beginning.
Session
Technology is often hidden backstage at the theatre – a toolkit to enhance performance, not something artists make plays about. But generations of audience members have ‘grown up online’. To tell contemporary stories, don’t we need to put tech centre stage? What is digital theatre – and is it still theatre?