The Believers are but Brothers
Co-directed by Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housley. Co-produced with Ovalhouse (now Brixton House).
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We live in a time where old orders are collapsing.
Show info
An electronic maze of fantasists, meme culture, 4chan, the alt-right and ISIS, The Believers are but Brothers explores the smoke and mirrors the world of online extremism, anonymity and hate speech, through multi-media performance.
The Believers are but Brothers opened at Edinburgh Festival in 2017 and subsequently toured extensively in the UK, Sweden, Canada, Australia and the USA until 2019. In 2020, the show was revived for HOME for two socially distanced performances and two livestreams, in partnership with HOME, The Traverse Theatre, AMATA at Falmouth University, Oxford Playhouse and Leicester University. The livestreams formed the focal point of an online residency at Virginia Tech in the USA. That same year, The Believers are but Brothers was livestreamed at CPH:DOX Festival in Copenhagen and Electric Dreams in Adelaide, introducing the interactive use of a live Whatsapp feed for audiences.
Watch the full show of The Believers are but Brothers on Digital Theatre +
The team
Partners
The Believers are but Brothers is developed with support from Arts Council England, HOME, Ovalhouse (now Brixton House), TRANSFORM, Northern Stage and The National Theatre Studio.
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“An extraordinary, teched up show.”
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