I Watched Someone Die on TikTok

A 60 minute live infinite doom scroll that combines raw data, raw emotions and raw comedy. A pixelated and picaresque solo show about 'the algorithm' — that vague, shadowy, inhuman entity, and the unsettling experience of navigating today’s digital hellscape.

On a mindless scroll Charlotte watched a TikTok of a 5-year-old girl dying. Then a Princess Polly clothing haul, then police body cam footage of a shooting. Devastated by the whiplash of content, she cried, took a breath, and willingly entered the digital dystopia once more

I Watched Someone Die on TikTok didactically yet darkly yet delicately dissects what happens when we’re not able to be left to our own devices. This new work explores the history, addiction and exploitation of our current digital desires and fears. Connecting the personal to the global

Utilising the rapid fire short form of TikTok, the audience will be drip fed the byte-d, tender morsels of the dark and light in comprehending the screen hellscape most of us are subscribed to.

★★★★ "Infinitely thrilling and terrifying." - The Age

"Executed exceptionally well, [...] Otton is a charismatic performer with an impressive skill set." - Theatre Travels