Digital Edge Writing Award: Purge October 24, 2012

Digital Edge Writing Award: Edge Hill University, North West Playwrights and Capital Theatre Festival present Purge at the Rose Theatre.

Tickets £4.50 all

In 2011, Brian Lobel played a brutal game of friendship maintenance. Over 5 days, Brian gave strangers in cafés one minute to decide which of his 1300 Facebook friends to keep or delete.

50 hours of performance, 800 emails from angry, amused and intrigued friends and over 2500 comments from people watching via live stream later, Purge is an interactive performance lecture exploring the process of, and fallout from, Purge, examining how we emotionally and socially interact with digital media.

Brian Lobel creates performances about bodies and how they are watched, policed, poked, prodded, and loved by others. The New York-born, London-based Lobel has shown work internationally in a range of contexts, from medical schools to galleries, cabarets to museums, marketplaces to forests, blending provocative humour with insightful reflection.

For more information, please visit Brian Lobel

This performance will take place in the White Box Studio

For details of what's on this season at the Rose Theatre, visit the Rose Theatre website.

If you're interested in screenings of great films, see this season's Short Cuts line-up in the Studio Theatre.

Interested in studying for a degree? Edge Hill University provides degree programmes in subjects including Performing Arts, Film, Media, English, Creative Writing and History. To find out more, please contact the Course Information, Advice and Guidance Team on 01695 657000, or by email study@edgehill.ac.uk