Warped is a surreal, sci-fi inspired show combining original songs, movement and poetry. Inspired by Lancashire’s industrial history, it explores the attention economy, the effects of hyper-individualisation, and how the stranglehold of big tech shapes our daily lives. 

 

In a future where humans have colonised space and big tech companies rule the world, human attention has become the most valuable of all commodities. Chronic information overload has rendered most people incapable of sustained thought. Two workers have moved to a space colony, drawn by the promise of a simpler way of life. 

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In their new lives, they are weavers. Every day they weave, live communally with other workers, and attempt to stitch their attention spans back together. But as time passes, they start to suspect that things aren’t what they seem…