Just occasionally we see a play/production that really sticks in our minds, so much so that we are talking about it and/or referring to it for years afterwards,
The Nether was such a piece.
Here is a link to the Royal Court resource on The Nether.
It is set in a dystopian future in which many of the real things we cherish (such as trees) have gone but humans spend much of their time in virtual reality worlds.
The play grapples with some of the ethical issues we need to think through in this context; not least moral injury.
But this is no mere preachy issues play – it is a gripping drama too and you end up really grappling with many moral dilemmas in 80 minutes.
Stanley Townsend led a tip-top cast.
The production deservedly got excellent reviews – click here for a search term link to those – and it got a west end transfer.
Below is a vid of a Royal Court debate with the playwright and Professor Anthony Beech: