Vanishing Point Theatre Company

The Destroyed Room takes its inspiration from Jeff Wall’s famous photograph, which shows a ransacked room, every item of furniture torn up and destroyed. What happened? It begins with what seems to be the recording of a debate, as guests gather to digest world events.

They sit among potted plants and standard lamps, discussing the things they have witnessed and debating the ethics of watching. Around them, cameras film their every word and every reaction, beaming them live onto a big screen. But as the debate intensifies, slowly and as if in a dream, the atmosphere begins to change.

The Destroyed Room is about the profusion of lenses, which brings the world right into our rooms but also keeps it at a distance. It’s about what we see and what we turn away from. And what’s coming.