Instructions for Correct Assembly by Thomas Eccleshare
When Sydney couple, Hari and Max purchase a build-at-home, artificially intelligent son, they are thrust into a journey of programming, socialising, and reassembling the future they lost. As they introduce their AI "child" to friends and move him into their late son's bedroom, the complexities of grief, pressure, and expectations rise to the surface. Instructions for Correct Assembly resonates powerfully with the complexities and contradictions of contemporary life.
Director - Hailey McQueen
Producer - Kyra Belford-Thomas
Stage Manager - Colleen Willis
Set Designer - Jacob Parr
Lighting Designer - Victor Kalka
Costume/Props Designer - Lulu Ross
Sound Designer - Charlotte Leamon
Cast:
Max - Jane Wallace
Hari - Nick Curnow
Jån/Nick - Ben Chapple
Paul - David Allsopp
Laurie - Jacki Mison
Amy - Kyra Belford-Thomas
Run time: 105 minutes
Content warning: Contains adult themes, coarse language, sexual references and themes of death. Age recommendation 15+. Please note, the play contains the use of strobe lighting.