“Doxxing. Threats of violence. It’s in the handbook. If you get a school shooting or a beheading, you know what to do. Remove. Suspend. Report.”

In this startling dark comedy, a pair of social media moderators become increasingly “brainsick” at the disturbing content they’re forced to view at work. They struggle to perform well enough to be promoted to a better job at the Company, whose mission is to “Connect the World” but whose platform is rapidly becoming a ubiquitous tool for global discord and a firehose for the worst material the human Id can devise. 

Moderation is a new American play about social media content moderators losing their minds at work and our uneasy new world: conspiracy theories, incels, digital rabbit holes, AI anxiety, and corporate slavery. He and She live in a cultural void, clutching to survival through a gallows sense of humour as they search for some kind of human connection and meaning beyond a quarterly trip to the Company Store. 

A fast-paced cross between the social surrealism of Pinter and a season premiere  of Black Mirror,  Moderation is a ripped-from-the-headlines, doom-scroll thriller about the effect social media has on our increasingly fractured society.

Press for Kevin Kautzman’s previous work:
“Palpable echoes of O’Neill.”
– The Guardian
“There is a feeling of raw truth about this play that is constantly absorbing.”
– What’s On Stage
“A funny, heartwarming and powerful story of hope and loss – as an elderly couple plan their
last days on earth”
– Broadway World
“A play that seeks to tug at your heartstrings and not overburden you with guilt and scenes of
familial dysfunction”
– Everything Theatre
“Witty, insightful.”
– Time Out

LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED.

UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. 
The performance lasts approximately 80 minutes without interval.

No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. 
Refunds and exchanges are not available.