Chatroom

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This serves as a chilling reminder of how people have the power to manipulate and influence those around them. Disclaimer/Trigger warning: This production contains adult themes and language from the very start, as well as references to suicide, depression and family trauma. But when a new member, Jim, joins to share his depression and thoughts of suicide, the conversation takes a dark turn. In a quiet corner of the internet, a group of bored, restless teenagers spends its time deconstructing children's literature and the messages in modern pop music.A powerful depiction of modern-day isolation and the dangerous power of technology, Enda Walsh's play Chatroom formed part of the National Theatre's 2005 Connections season, an annual festival of new plays for youth theatres and schools. A group of keyboard warriors- nameless, faceless and masked by a computer screen find comfort in antagonist William. The group is torn between those who want to help and those who see this as a chance to create a martyr for the teenage population.

When William gets it and comes back, Eva punches him and the rest of the crew comes, followed by the police.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Regardless I think there is some really deep and interesting subject matter in this play and I am looking forward to re-reading as I use it for a school project. Undoubtedly, one of my favourite modern plays, Chatroom comments on the all too tangible reality of cyberspace bullying in a visceral, scary and yet somehow humourous way. Mo believes himself to be a pedophile because he is attracted to his friend Si's prepubescent sister, Keisha.