Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | A small experimental theatre in London has beaten Hollywood to produce the first artistic interpretation of the explosive News of the World hacking scandal using the hacked voicemails of volunteers.
Theatre503 in Battersea, south London, invited six members of the public to surrender their voicemails for its new show, "Hacked", a quick-fire response to the controversy that precipitated the downfall of the 168-year-old tabloid. The scandal came to a head in July when it emerged that an investigator working for the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper had hacked the voicemail of missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler, who was later found murdered. The theatre, known for promoting up-and-coming writers, wanted to spark a debate about privacy, said Lisa Cagnacci, one of the production's curators. |