THIS IS A TRAP DON’T GO

Welcome to the world of make-up tutorial madness.

I am an icon. I am one of you. I am here to help you. We worship you. We’re sick with worry for you. We hate you.

In July 2016 popular vlogger Marina Joyce started acting a bit weird on camera. A few days later she tweeted followers to join her at an unspecified party...at 6.30am. Before long the internet practically broke with overflowing emotion and suspicion about what was happening to her. Eventually police visited Joyce’s home -by which point people around the world were suffering physical effects as a result of their concern for her.

Welcome to the world of make-up tutorial madness.

THIS IS A TRAP DON’T GO is a funny and disturbing response to these events, exploring social media, conspiracy theories and the desire for something BIG to be happening.

Created by Tim Cowbury, Jessica Latowicki and students of the Arden School of Theatre