BRING your smart phone to interact with the characters in this challenging and entertaining mix of science, art and philosophy in Boho Interactive’s “Word Play”.

A virus pandemic is spread by the use of words and more than 80 per cent of the world has succumbed.

It is up to three scientists – with the help of the audience – to thwart the spread of the virus. Such is the basis for this intellectually stimulating theatre that succeeds in making one think about our vulnerability and dependency on medical solutions.

“Word Play” weds two themes, ie. language reductionism and medical interventions in a fight against diseases, in a way that is accurate and entertaining.

This required an excellent script and a clever welding of forms by the director.

The use of cinematic devices, live video and very adept acting made for a unique piece of theatre that challenges the very notion of theatre in the 21st century.

The actors, Euan Bowen, Raoul Craemer and Cathy Petocz displayed just the right amount of self-awareness and character intensity to carry off the absurdist situation while being true to this hybrid form. It was as if they were live on stage when in fact they were performing live but kilometres away from the theatre. The audience loved it. They were never forgotten as they had to make real-time choices communicated via phones to the performers. This was fun and engaging and a promise of more to come from Boho Interactive.