This August, internationally acclaimed actor and director Mehmet Ali Nuroglu brings his visceral, high-intensity solo performance Dünyada to Camden Fringe. Reimagining Will Eno’s celebrated monologue Title and Deed, the production arrives in London fresh from Istanbul’s underground scene, offering an evocative exploration of migration, identity drift, and the fragile necessity of being witnessed in a digital age.
Dünyada is more than a play in the traditional sense, it is also a live-cinema experiment that tears at the fabric of performance. Armed only with a microphone, a projection screen, and a fixed camera, Nuroglu performs a dual role as both actor and live cinematographer. In a raw, technical struggle, he manages lighting and soundscapes in real-time, creating a "parallax" between his physical body and his digital ghost. The production transforms the audience from mere spectators into active material, as the camera turns to film the watchers, projecting their silent presence into the heart of the monologue.
“As the child of a soldier, I grew up changing cities and schools every two or three years. Familiar faces and places would constantly be replaced by strangers.
My perception of the world, my view of life, and my relationship habits have all been built on impermanence.
In the end, this puts you in a unique position, though that uniqueness isn’t necessarily a positive one, it can become something strange.”
— Mehmet Ali NurogluThe work is set to a melancholic R&B and hip-hop score from the album Baskasi by Turkish musician Çagri Sinci. Stripping away theatrical polish, the production refuses to conceal its mechanics. What emerges is a "sonic and visual sculpture" that confronts the ache of placelessness, asking what it means to belong when one’s home feels imagined, and what it means to be seen when your own name feels foreign in your mouth.
Show Dates:Aug 3-4 The Cockpit 9 pm
Aug 9 The Cockpit 7 pm
Show info & tickets: Cockpit Theatre Vertov Film Theatre is an independent performance collective founded by Turkish actor-director Mehmet Ali Nuroglu. It was born out of Kadiköy Chamber Theatre, or later called “Kino Vertov” in Istanbul, a small artist-led space that served as both shelter and laboratory for intimate, experimental work across theatre, live cinema, sound and digital/analogue art. With the future of the physical venue becoming difficult to sustain, Vertov Film Theatre began moving towards an international touring model. Like Dünyada, the company now carries its original home with it, while seeking new spaces, audiences and forms of belonging.
The London 2026 tour is led by film production professional Ziyi Cao and theatre marketing specialist Joy Li. Together, they provide operational support across festival coordination, live production logistics, audience development, marketing strategy, and public relations for the UK presentation of the work.
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