New Resource : Performance Research Group – Granny Jackson’s Dead
Granny Jackson’s Dead is a pioneering project that demonstrates how immersive theatre can function as an impactful method for public deliberation on emerging technologies.
Grief is rarely experienced or expressed in isolation. It unfolds and becomes mediated within shared rituals, family dynamics, cultural norms, and moments of collective care.
Granny Jackson’s Dead is a pioneering
interdisciplinary project that demonstrates
how immersive theatre can function as a
rigorous, ethical, and impactful method for
public deliberation on emerging technologies.
Developed by Big Telly Theatre Company in collaboration with researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University and qualitative researcher Eleanor O’Keeffe.
The project combines immersive performance, creative technologies, and social research to explore public attitudes towards ‘grief tech’ – digital tools that mediate memory, mourning, and memorialisation.
