Dead Air (and WIP)

Since Alfie’s dad died, he’s visited everyone’s dreams but hers. Rude. Desperate to talk to him, she uses AiR, an AI chatbot for the dead. A heartfelt, funny, and glitchy deep dive into grief, ghosts, and digital obsession. Written and performed by Alfrun Rose, Dead Air is a play with dark humor and offbeat storytelling. Hamlet, but with more Wi-Fi and fewer curtains. And just like grief itself, it refuses to let you go. No AI is used in the show, it is intentionally intensely analogue, with Alfrun playing all of the characters, often in dialogue with each other by herself.
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Directed by: Anna María Tómasdóttir
Production Company: Double Daughter Productions
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"Female Hamlet...absorbing storytelling."
- The Guardian
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“Moving writing and performance beautifully blends her grief, a comic cast & the cool, corporate world of AiR.”
- The Scotsman, 4*
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“From the heart… beautifully written… emotional and humorous.”
-Theatre and Arts Reviews, 5*
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“Full of irresistibly funny moments of dark comedy, mixed with powerful emotions. A superb tour de force that keeps you riveted throughout. Hugely entertaining.”
- therealchrisparkle, 5*
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"Rose will take you on an amusing and dark ride into the unexpected."
- Entertainment Now, 4*
After the performance of Dead Air the company will present an extract from their upcoming work in development;
Dream House (Work In Progress)
A solo storytelling hour. Intimate narration and embodied comedic performance create a warm, unsettling and sharply comic portrait of two sisters, one house and a world that is changing too fast for any of them to keep up.
Dream House, a dramedy about home ownership, paint colours, and mysterious drafts.
Part Changing Rooms, part The Haunting of Hill House, with a backdrop of a climate crisis.
An exploration of the concept of home through the relationship between two very different sisters bound together by bricks and mortar.
Your ticket for Dream House is included with your ticket to Dead Air.
EVENT DETAILS
PRODUCER: Alfrun Gisladottir
RUNNING TIME: 1hr 45min
THEATRE: Studio
AGE REC: 16+
DATES: 13th - 16th May 2026
