Theatre and Extended Reality (XR) combine
New poetry emerges from the landscape
Six writers. Six works.
Six visions of future literary practice and engagement.
Future and Form explores possible new futures for literature in the digital age.
Established and cutting-edge writers are working with creative digital technologists and cultural partners across the East Anglian region to produce innovative and interactive literary experiments.
The result will be six new works designed to engage new audiences with ideas about the future of reading and writing – locally, nationally and internationally.
Six writers. Six works.
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New poetry emerges from the landscape
The shifting nature of the North Norfolk coast is evoked through the subtle choreography of voice, natural sounds, video, photography and sensor data in this new multimedia poetry collection by Mona Arshi, in collaboration with sound artist Peter Cusack and photographer Matthew Usher.
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Visions of climate change in a VR world
What will the world look like 50 years from now?
In this 360-degree VR imaginarium, school-children of today imagine visions of a future affected by climate change. Change the temperature and explore the consequences.
Mitch Johnson
After graduating from the University of East Anglia with an award-winning first class degree in…
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A re-telling of history with a sacred object
A multi-screen immersive play telling the compelling story of twins separated by death. Follow the journey of the sacred ibeji artefact from its creation in Benin in 1895, to present-day Norwich in a story that spans continents, cultures and lifetimes.
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Theatre and Extended Reality (XR) combine
Fusing traditional stagecraft and live theatre with unprecedented use of state-of-the-art immersive film-making and VR techniques, McDermott’s new hybrid play is a timely exploration of love, longing and the challenges of communicating how we really feel.
James McDermott
Recent UEA Scriptwriting MA graduate, James McDermott has built a reputation as one of the…
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An augmented reality walk into the past
Human bones have been discovered in Whitefriars, Norwich. Could they be the mortal remains of the controversial Lady Eleanor Talbot? This immersive augmented reality walk through historical Norwich invites you to come to your own conclusions.
Imogen Hermes Gowar
Imogen Hermes Gowar’s debut historical novel, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, was shortlisted for the…
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Make the shift from reader to writer
In this interactive online exhibition from UEA’s flagship project Future and Form, you are invited to make the shift from reader to writer, from observer to active participant, as you inhabit the world of the writer as they craft the story.