Photo by Alda Valentina Ros
Link to tour pack:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GADdxv-DWIpFEDF12khQb1UTbNIDEx6f/view?usp=sharing
ABOUT DEAD AIR
Since Alfie’s dad died, he’s visited everyone’s dreams but hers. Rude. Desperate to talk to him, she uses AiR, an AI chatbot for the dead. A heartfelt, funny, and glitchy deep dive into grief, ghosts, and digital obsession.
SHOW OVERVIEW
Title: Dead Air
Genre: Dark Comedy | New Writing | Solo Performance
Written and performed by Alfrun Rose, Dead Air is a play with dark humor and offbeat storytelling. Hamlet, but with more Wi-Fi and fewer curtains. And just like grief itself, it refuses to let you go.
Directed by: Anna María Tómasdóttir
Production Company: Double Daughter Productions
Enquiries: alfrun.gis@gmail.com
Photo by Jannica Honey
PRESS QUOTES
New Play, Dead Air, Brings Grief, AI Glitches and Ghosts to the Stage
Featured in The Guardian
"Female Hamlet...absorbing storytelling."
4* The Scotsman
“Moving writing and performance beautifully blends her grief, a comic cast & the cool, corporate world of AiR.”
5* therealchrisparkle
“Full of irresistibly funny moments of dark comedy, mixed with powerful emotions. A superb tour de force that keeps you riveted throughout. Hugely entertaining.”
5* Theatre and Arts Reviews
“From the heart… beautifully written… emotional and humorous.”
4* Entertainment Now
"Rose will take you on an amusing and dark ride into the unexpected."
British Comedy Guide Recommended
“Clever, funny, touching, superbly acted and troublingly prescient.”
Pick of the Fringe, CNS Theatre
"Excels...I would want to see this again. Has been getting praise all round and it is thoroughly deserved. Go and see it, you won't regret it."
"The show has a sophisticated, yet approachable script with a smooth and smart performance by Alfrun Rose." Fringe Insider
"The audience was in tears, laughing, and gripped throughout." Three Weeks
"This is an intimate, modern ghost story that lingers after the line goes dead." The List
"Rose is a talented performer and very quickly charms the audience. Funny, warm and real." Lost in Theatre World
SCRIPT & RECORDED PERFORMANCE
(Available upon request)
Development
Dark comedy solo show blending grief and AI. A glitchy, emotional ghost story for the digital age.
TV treatment and pilot script available on request.
Open to development and co-production opportunities.
Tour Pack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GADdxv-DWIpFEDF12khQb1UTbNIDEx6f/view?usp=sharing
Suitable for festivals and intimate studio spaces.
Technical Requirements
Stage: 2x2m minimum
Set: mic, stand and Newer battery-operated lights (provided by artist)
Lighting: warm and cool washes, one special, blackout, basic fades; simple cue stack
Sound: One track at end
Power: standard 13A socket on stage
Show Control: operated from laptop or venue desk by 1 technician
Get-in / Get-out: 3 hours in, 1 hour out
Accessibility: relaxed-performance friendly on request; content notes below
Content notes: bereavement, discussion of death and AI simulation of deceased persons
Age guidance: 16+
Audience
Primary: new writing audiences; dark comedy and contemporary drama; people interested in grief and memory; technology and AI ethics; Fringe and innovation festivals
Suitable for: studio theatres, interdisciplinary festivals, digital arts events, mental-health themed programmes, university and academic partners
Additional Offerings
Workshops: Glitching; technology and processing - creative writing workshop on memory, storytelling, and emotional processing. Suitable for community groups, universities, arts and health settings.
Talks / Panels: post-show Q&A and curated conversations on writing, grief, AI, memory, and tech ethics.
Performance Fee: Negotiable based on run length, travel, accommodation, and workshop add-ons.
Touring Party: 1 performer, 1 technician or producer
High-resolution artwork and poster designs
Production photos
Trailer
Social media assets
Press quotes and endorsements
MEDIA ASSETS
Downloadable Assets (links to Google Drive)
Show Artwork Photos by Alda Valentina Ros
Production Photos by Jannica Honey
Alfrun Rose Headshots
Anna María Tómasdóttir Photo
Photo by Jannica Honey
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Performer/Writer: Alfrun Rose
Credits: Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The County
Training: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Acting, BA), University of Iceland (MA Creative Writing, 2024)
Award: Most Promising Newcomer – Scottish Daily Mail & Drama UK 2015
Director: Anna María Tómasdóttir
MFA: Directing, Actors Studio Drama School NYC
BA: Playwriting, Iceland University of the Arts
Recent Productions: The Last Supper by Kolfinna Nikulásdóttir (2 Gríma Icelandic Theatre Awards), Iphigenia in Splott by Gary Owen (★★★★★)
Assistant Director: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (dir. Yaël Farber)
Film Credits: Artistic Director on Lamb (Cannes Un Certain Regard), Under the Tree, Woman at War
Company: Double Daughter Productions
Focus: Meaningful theatre and film with an offbeat edge
BACKGROUND & INSPIRATION
Dead Air is rooted in personal loss. After the death of her father, a beloved, behind-the-scenes guy who worked tirelessly for up and coming artists in the music industry. Alfrun found herself grasping for traces of him: photos, recordings, fragments of his voice. In grief, her memory faltered. Oddly, what remained vivid was a surreal TV advert he once starred in, performing a burlesque routine and threatening to strip in public. She found it in the family VHS collection. It was ridiculous. It was punk. It was Dad after his first major heart surgery, 20 years ago. It became something to hold onto.
Around the same time, Alfrun read about emerging AI services that let users simulate conversations with the dead, sometimes comforting, often deeply unsettling. In one case, the AI hallucinated that a lost loved one was “burning in hell.” That intersection of tech, memory, absurdity, and heartbreak, lit the spark for Dead Air.
This isn’t a play about her father, but it is written for him. A modern ghost story about the glitchy, glorious ways we keep the dead alive.
CONTACT
Alfrun Rose
Email: alfrun.gis@gmail.com, deadairtheplay@gmail.com
Website: www.alfrunrose.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/alfrunrose
Facebook: www.facebook.com/alfrunrose
To follow my process on Substack: https://alfiewrites.substack.com
For acting opportunities: dancopeland@independenttalent.com
Production Photos by Jannica Honey:
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