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  • Venue Royal Court Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 8 March 2025
  • Running time 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

Get More Life Tickets – Royal Court Theatre

‘Imagine yourself as a file on a computer: That’s you. That’s what you are now.’

A woman wakes up in 2075, in a body that is not her own. It’s a synthetic body. Metal. Wires. It’s still her though. Isn’t it?

Book tickets to More Life—a thrilling sci-fi horror by Kandinsky that questions the boundaries between flesh and machine in a future where death is nearly obsolete.

More Life runs from 6 February 2025 until 8 March 2025 at the Royal Court Theatre, London. Don’t miss your chance to witness this chilling exploration of humanity’s digital future—book your tickets now!

‘Imagine yourself as a file on a computer: That’s you. That’s what you are now.’

A woman wakes up in 2075, in a body that is not her own.

Fifty years ago, Bridget died in a car accident. Now, thanks to a technological breakthrough, she is back: her mind, her consciousness, in a synthetic body. Metal. Wires. But she’s still Bridget, isn’t she? She must be.

They say the first person to live forever has already been born. This is the world they are making for us.

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Performance Information

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of More Life?

Starring Marc Elliott (A Tupperware of Ashes, The Father and the Assassin), Alison Halstead (Princess Essex), Lewis Mackinnon (Black Sheep), Tim McMullan (Mnemonic, Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead), Danusia Samal (Peggy For You) and Helen Schlesinger (Straight Line Crazy)

More Life at the Royal Court - Casting

More Life at the Royal Court – Casting: Clockwise from top left: Marc Elliott (Photo Ross Ferguson), Alison Halstead (Photo Claire Newman-Williams), Lewis Mackinnon (Photo Harry Livingstone), Tim McMullan (Photo Clare Park), Danusia Samal (Photo Daniel Sutka), Helen Schlesinger (Photo Agatha A. Nitecka)

Who are the creative team of More Life?

By Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman (Kandinsky)

Director: James Yeatman

Text & Dramaturgy: Lauren Mooney
Designer: Shankho Chaudhuri
Composer & Sound Designer: Zac Gvirtzman
Co-sound designer: Dan Balfour
Lighting Designer: Ryan Joseph Stafford
Dramaturg: Gillian Greer
Costume supervisor: Isobel Pellow
Executive Producer: Steven Atkinson
Lead Producer: Hannah Lyall
Production Manager: Zara Drohan
Company Manager: Mica Taylor

A Royal Court commission, previously developed with support from Cockayne Foundation, Unity Theatre Trust, Arts Council England, the National Theatre Studio and New Diorama Theatre. The Royal Court is grateful to Sandra Treagus For ATA Assoc. Ltd for supporting this production.


Important Notes

Post-show Talk:  Thur 27 Feb, 7.45pm; A conversation with Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman. This event is free with a ticket to that evening’s performance.

Access Performances: Babes in Arms Performance: 18 Feb, 3pm; Age UK & Captioned Performance: 25 Feb, 3pm; Captioned Performance: 25 Feb, 7.45pm; Chilled Performance: 1 March, 2pm

Venue Information

Royal Court Theatre , Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

Nearest Tube or Train: Sloane Square (Circle Line, District Line)

Nearest Buses: 19, 22, 319, C1, N19, N22, 137, 452

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Critics' reviews of More Life

★★★★ "More Life is an incredibly human play about technology" - The Guardian

★★★★ What's On Stage

● "Moving and profound" - TimeOut

● "The interplay of impishness and intellect has a galvanising energy" - The Stage


Frequently Asked Questions

More Life is playing at the Royal Court Theatre in London
The running time of More Life is 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for More Life are: 14+
Yes, More Life has matinee performances on the following days: Tuesday, Saturday
No, sorry, More Life has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.