Flip!
Racheal Ofori adapts her acclaimed stage play for BBC Radio 4. This satire asks how we can be authentic in a world of algorithms intent on proving just how disposable we all are.
Recorded at the Soundhouse with direction from Milli Bhatia and featuring Cassie Clare, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Tia Bannon, Pearl Mackie and Diana Yekinni in the cast, FLIP! has been adapted by Racheal Ofori from her stage play of the same name.
Meet Carleen and Crystal, influencers with cultural commentary that will have you in stitches! Love them or hate them, there’s no stopping their fast-growing online following. Carleen has her reservations about their cyber personas, but she would follow Crystal anywhere - even to FLIP!, the new social media giant that has everyone hooked. For Carleen and Crystal, FLIP! is the answer to everything they’ve ever dreamed of. But at what cost?
This sharp satire asks how we can live our best authentic lives in a world of algorithms intent on proving just how disposable we all are. Originally co-commissioned by Fuel and Soho Theatre, as part of Soho Six and first presented by Fuel in association with Alphabetti Theatre at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle 10 – 28 October 2023, Summerhall, Edinburgh 31 October – 4 November 2023 and Soho Theatre, London 7 – 25 November 2023.
Cassie Clare Crystal
Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ Carleen
Tia Bannon Ensemble
Pearl Mackie Ensemble
Diana Yekinni Ensemble
Writer Racheal Ofori
Director Milli Bhatia
Sound Designer Elena Peña
Executive Producers Kate McGrath & Allegra McIlroy
Sound Engineer Gerry O'Riordan
Recorded at The Soundhouse
A Fuel production for BBC Radio 4
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- Thu 14 May 202614:15BBC Radio 4
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