Telephone

Telephone was a gently interactive performance that brought strangers together to connect – first during lockdown, and then beyond. Blending story and play, it invited audiences to dial in and experience a short (and mostly true) history of telecommunications, exploring the wonder, fragility, and potential of our everyday devices. 📞

How much potential do these simple tools – our telephones – hold? What can they reveal about our relationships, the distances between us, and the connections that pull us close?

No two audiences were ever the same – and so, no two performances were either. Telephone became a space for miraculous moments of connection across cities, countries, and hemispheres.

Created by Coney, Telephone has been performed over 40 times since 2020, including as part of Electric Dreams Festival, Voila Festival, and in partnership with Oxford Playhouse, Hampshire Cultural Trust, and Royal Holloway University.

“An entrancing combination of storytelling and shared conversation”
★★★★ The Guardian