Henry G20
Theatre in a mobile app: audio storytelling and augmented reality investigating policing and protest
Henry G20 is a bold retelling of the conflict between police and protesters during the G20 Summit in Toronto in June 2010. Conceived and directed by Christine Brubaker and co-written by Brubaker and Constantine X. Anastasakis, Henry G20 freely adapts Shakespeare’s Henry V in a contemporary retelling of the conflict between police and protestors during the G20 Summit protests in Toronto in June 2010. Melding new text with verse and form from Henry V, this podplay addresses unanswered questions from that fateful weekend where hundreds of people, protesters, and innocent bystanders were kettled, arrested, and detained. Henry G20 premieres as a mobile app in the Luminato Festival Toronto 2021. The creative team utilizes audio to tell the story of Henry G20 in a cinematic audio drama format. As a companion piece, augmented reality utilizes news footage, documentary form, and interactive experiences to expands on the historical context of the G20 protests in Toronto, and take viewers into the contemporary issues of the text. Produced by Henry G20 Group. Co-commissioned and produced in association with Luminato Festival Toronto and The Bentway Conservancy.
Audience Role
This is experiences alone through your phone, tablet or computer. You interact with the digital experience, but not directly with performers or other audience members.
Ages: 16 +
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About Henry G20 Group
Henry G20 Group is a collective of artists created around the project Henry G20. We are theatre-makers transitioning to digital creation methods with the premiere of a theatre show as a hybrid augmented reality and auditory experience for individual audience members.