SURFACING at The Vaults

New technology investigates mental health and neurodiversity in ASYLUM’s thrilling production SURFACING.

At VAULT Festival 2023, neurodiverse production company ASYLUM and their creative team present an enticing exploration of reality and mental health in SURFACING.  Applying new technology to visualise the journey of a young therapist with a repressed past, this production offers a beautiful and thrilling blend of theatre and immersive technology with motion sensors, responsive video design, and dialogue portraying the several realities we navigate through.

NHS therapist Luc is fine. Honest.

When thrown off kilter by her new patient Owen, Luc embarks upon a spiralling journey of intrusive thoughts, haunting characters and terrifying possibilities.  Following Luc’s attempts to stabilise her battling realities, SURFACING conveys a poignant narrative of struggling to reach the surface when plummeted into a new and vivid world.

Written by Papatango Prize winner Tom Powell and directed by Royal Theatrical Support Trust’s Sir Peter Hall Award winner Stephen Bailey, SURFACING provides a critical insight into the physical and emotional battles combated behind the scenes in therapy.