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To Be A Machine
Dead Centre


Adapted by Mark O’Connell and Dead Centre from the book by Mark O’Connell

Featuring Mark O’Connell as himself
Performed by Jack Gleeson
Directed by Bush Moukarzel & Ben Kidd

Produced by Natalie Hans
Set by Andrew Clancy
Lighting by Stephen Dodd

Costume by Saileóg O’Halloran
Assistant Costume by Ellen Kirk
Sound by Kevin Gleeson
Assistant sound by Jenny O’Malley
Photography by Ste Murray


★★★★
“We may be in for the deadening gloom of a winter of virtual productions but this exciting online show transcends dehumanising platforms and proves that, when it works, it works masterfully.”
Sunday Times

★★★★
“Theatrical innovators Dead Centre take virtual life as both the form and subject… It does, improbably, offer some sense of communion.”
Sunday Business Post

★★★★
“The show to make you mourn live theatre while also getting excited about the potential for using digital technology with inventiveness, style and intelligence.”
The Stage