The Nether is a whodunnit play for the AI age
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HuM Theatre’s The Nether tackles internet fetishes and how they translate to real-world actions.
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- The Nether is set in a dystopian 2045 and a detective is investigating a crime committed in virtual reality.
- HuM Theatre is partnering Pave for post-show dialogues to address issues of family violence and abuse raised in the play.
- The production's multiracial cast reflects abuse statistics across races, highlighting domestic violence as a shared community issue.
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SINGAPORE – Marketed as a whodunnit crime thriller, American playwright Jennifer Haley’s prize-winning The Nether (2013) is less Agatha Christie and more Black Mirror.
Set in dystopian 2045 where people indulge their fetishes through avatars in virtual reality The Nether, a deviant crime is committed on a child, attracting a detective to investigate.
