The star of Killing Eve is appearing in a new version of one of Alan Bennett’s classic 80s monologues. Josie Rourke explains what it was like rehearsing just using FaceTime
I once spent time researching a play about technology and loneliness. We interviewed a psychologist called Sherry Turkle. Turkle is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which boasts 95 Nobel laureates among its alumni.
Turkle talked about one of the ironies of video calling. This technology, which is meant to connect us, has a catch. In order to produce the effect of looking into someone’s eyes on a video call, you need to look away from their eyes. You have to look into the camera on your computer, lifting your gaze away from their image. In order to give someone the feeling that you’re looking directly at them, you have to look into the lens.