VIRGINIE
A TRAGICOMIC THEATRE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE SHOW ABOUT RELATIONAL AGGRESSION AND CYBERBULLYING
Virginie is a 17 year-old student who recently moved with her family to a new city. She is an introvert girl with a big dream: becoming a singer. Confronted with a new reality and the difficulty to adapt to new surroundings, she falls for her music teacher. In an attempt to impress him, she takes a video of herself on TikTok, hoping to get his attention.
However, what started off as an innocent flirtation turns into a real nightmare as one of her class mates modifies the video thanks to deepfake technology. She quickly becomes the object of mockery and hateful comments from her peers. Overcome by shame and guilt, she cannot seem to find a way out of the tunnel of depression that seems to surround her…
GENRE: Tragicomedy with elements of physical theatre and clowning
AUDIENCE: 14+ years, native speakers and learners of English as a second language at intermediate proficiency level
LENGTH: 60 minutes
VIRGINIE was produced in two language versions (in Italian and English). The English version toured extensively as a didactic show in Italy and France. The script of the show and a didactic kit for ESL students is available on Amazon both in Kindle and paperback version.
“The Tunnel” is a documentary about cyberbullying and adolescent suicide. Filmed during the summer of 2020, it is currently in post-production.
