Pacific Playhouse, London: 21st February – 15th March, 2008

“Why is it that technology can make something as spectacularly realistic and beautiful as you…but it can’t fix me? It can’t make me feel whole? Or for that matter make a decent tin opener.”

Would you like to know your genetic make-up? Can you ever hope to know yourself and your destiny without that knowledge? What do you do when your very idea of what it means to be human is threatened?

In a London of the not-too-distant future where genetic cures are possible but outlawed, Cohen is cursed with an inherited wasting disease and is spending his life striving for a solution for himself and those close to him. Fighting through the courts for the ability to bypass the Government and let scientists make the next step in evolution, he also has to contend with his whimsical sister, Dorcet, who is more interested in Cybernetic Companionship and GM pigs, Talulah, who believes God will heal her, and the new arrival of his old friend J – who brings with him a history and a woman with the ability to redefine all of their destinies. Cohen’s story evolves through myriad narrative journeys that interweave to create a funny yet powerful play, dealing with many of the questions surrounding cloning, genetics and religion, and discovering what it really means to be human. From exciting newcomer Rachel Welch, this energetic and entertaining play should not be missed.