Exclusive play test: The Memory Dealer is a new play by Rik Lander that takes place in several places across the city. It is a form of interactive theatre where the audience becomes part of the story.

Venue: Starts and ends at Pervasive Media Studio
The play itself takes place in multiple locations across the city
Tickets are free but booking is essential
Tickets available here from 12:00, 14 January 2013

So what's the story?

You are going to the cinema with Eve Rust, an old friend. She’s just made contact again. You always got on so well but then she got involved in the whole memory thing and you lost contact. Eve was the first one to tell you about memory exchange back when she was using the technology to help Alzheimer’s sufferers. Mobile phones can record memories and replay them directly into your brain so vividly that it is like experiencing it again. Memory exchange was made illegal and there’s an underground sub-culture of memory use.

This will be a full dress rehearsal where attendees can experience the play for free in exchange for responding to research questions. Each experience will last about two hours. A smartphone is required but these can be provided.

Sessions will take place every 30 minutes from 11.00, with no session at 13.00. Participants are limited to six per slot. For further details see The Memory Dealer.

The Studio is also taking part in the Digital Bristol Week Broadcast and Beyond Day - Wed 30 Jan.

Digital Bristol Week is one of the largest free programmes of events, workshops and panels ever to be held in Bristol. The week-long schedule of networking, training and knowledge exchange for the creative industries is being hosted and produced by the BBC Bristol Partnership.

For more information about the Digital Bristol Week programme visit bbc.co.uk/academy/news/view/digital_bristol