Emily Head's THE SYSTEM to be made available on demand by Original Theatre Company

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Original Theatre Company have announced that they will release Emily Head’s sharp psychological thriller, The System, to audiences on demand from 8 September–5 December 2021 following its world premiere live stream on 27 August.

Emily Head (The Inbetweeners, Emmerdale, The Syndicate) plays all of the characters in this intriguing production, which was filmed live on stage in a single camera take at the New Wolsey Theatre.  

'He’s dead. He died. Now he’s a dead person. He no longer lives.’ Paul's dead. And no one seems to care. Murdered at his own birthday party. In this incisive drama, the audience is invited into the interrogation room with the murder suspects. As, one by one, the murder suspects give their accounts of that night, a dark truth begins to reveal itself. A truth so powerful it could change everything… and everyone.  

The System is directed by Guy Unsworth, with design by David Woodhead.  It was filmed in the longest steadi-cam shot ever attempted in a theatre live broadcast, in an exciting feat of endurance, skill and synchronicity between the camera and performer.  

Emily Head said: “As both a writer and performer, the world of digital theatre is really fresh and exciting. What Guy Unsworth and the Original Theatre Company have done to take this production to the next level of an 'at home theatre experience' is extraordinary.” 

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