Pangdemonium’s The Effect
PUBLISHED February 16th, 2016 08:06 am | UPDATED February 18th, 2016 12:52 am
Award-winning local production company Pangdemonium is back with its latest play The Effect, a British import about the inner workings of the human brain. Two protagonists—psychology student Connie and slacker— Tristan participate in a clinical experiment for a new drug and find themselves increasingly attracted to each other. Is this a chemical romance a side effect of the drug? Or is it “the real thing”?
Sealed off from the real world and monitored by two bickering doctors, the attraction between Connie and Tristan becomes increasingly intense, passionate and out of control, even as their daily dosage of the drug gets stronger. A brilliant examination of the human brain via the heart, The Effect explores questions of sanity, the ethical minefield of neuroscience, today’s pill-popping culture, and the very nature of this thing we call “LOVE”.
The Effect premiered to great acclaim at London’s National Theatre in 2012, winning the UK Critic’s Circle Award for Best New Play.
The Effect is running from 25 February to 13 March 2016 at Victoria Theatre. Tickets are priced from $35 and are available via SISTIC. For more details, please click here.
