"Blacked-Out Blocks" a black satire about erased voices, rewritten truths, and resistance sold back as content

Novelist Philo thought she was adapting her own book into a series. Instead, she finds herself fighting to preserve it. Every line cut from her script becomes a new compromise — until those “blacked-out blocks” are no longer deletions, but products. Her producer turns redactions into a branding strategy, and soon, even rebellion is part of the pitch.

Set in a rehearsal room where language is currency and authority shifts with every scene, Blacked-Out Blocks is a darkly funny, formally inventive piece that deconstructs the theatre-making process in real time. As the script rewrites itself before the audience’s eyes, the characters fall into spirals of meta-commentary, half-truths, and self-sabotage.

With a hybrid form that blends rapid-fire dialogue, physical disruption, and shattered fourth walls, this new work explores how creative ownership is gradually eroded — not by censorship alone, but by the systems that promise to elevate art while monetising its destruction.

Created by Nomereach Theatre, this is not a story of triumph or clarity. It’s a question wrapped in silence: When protest becomes performance — who really wins?

Event Information
Venue: Rosemary Branch Theatre
Dates & Times:
– Sat 9 August – 4:00 PM & 9:00 PM
– Sun 10 August – 4:00 PM
Tickets: £15 / £12 concessions
Booking here

Creative Team
Playwright – Xinyu Lu (@ryderdeeee)
Director – Yi Qu (@cook_ie0295)
Producers – Ti Ti (@eavan_ti_168), Tianyi Wu
Associate Producer – Miranda (@mirandazhijun)
Stage Manager – Yuhan Zhao (@yuhan2603)
Set & Multimedia Design – Kiera (@tzu_chi__huang)
Lighting Design – Yuqing Wang (@this_is_yuqing)
Costume Design – YUMU LIN (Moon) (@rain_moon19)
Sound & Video Operation – Katherine (Meiyu) Guo (@kath_guo)
Graphic Design – Rui Zheng

Cast
Philo – Carrie Au (@carrie_au_acting)
Mark – Vero April Zhou (@veroaprilz)