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This was a really good performance played out by just two actors, who played many roles. It focused on how in today's society, everyone feels the need to share and film absolutely everything. It was about two middle school boys who don't have any particular interests and therefore often end up on the internet a lot. They want to be seen, to go viral. And they crossed some ethical boundaries to achieve this, and ended up in a lot of trouble. 

Throughout the play, the actors act out several YouTube videos, and they were very good at making us understand when they were the different roles. They used very little scenery and props during the play, but still made every scene very real. 

We have seen this performance once before with the school, and it also stood out then. Often when the school gets to see performances, there is a lot of nonsense, etc., but this performance kept the focus and gaze of the audience in a way you rarely experience. It's very well adapted to people of most ages really, as the topic of sharing on social media is relevant to everyone in today's society. 

There was also a lot of humor in the play at the same time as it had its more serious scenes where you could clearly see that what they were doing crossed a line, then the phone in the background turned bright red. This is one of the best performances we have seen during showbox. 

"The actors were very good at connecting with us in the audience. They told us the story and it often happened that we made eye contact with them.

Written by the SUS editorial team 2019