Blurring the lines between humanity and machines

During the Dublin Fringe festival, Override will explore our relationship with technology and how it will effect human relationships, writes Padraic Killeen

HAVING carved out a reputation for herself with a number of daring plays, including Perve and Shibboleth at the Abbey Theatre, Belfast playwright Stacey Gregg has emerged as a rare Irish dramatist writing incisively about the times she lives in. Next month theatre fans can look forward to catching two of Gregg’s plays — Scorch, on a national tour, and Override, which is one of the big highlights of this year’s Tiger Dublin Fringe festival.

Produced by White Label, director Sophie Motley, herself an acclaimed new voice in Irish theatre, directs the play, which makes its Irish premiere.