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Chatham House Rules

Chatham House Rules

Chatham House Rules

5/5

By Fringebiscuit

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Virginia Woolf's lyrical profundity meets American Psycho's raw nihilism in the mimetic age of TikTok. @thegoatexchange captures the spirit of a generation disillusioned by politicians, empowered by digital platforms & spurred to rage against the machine.

“Chatham House Rules” is *the* battle cry of a generation standing at the crossroads of disillusionment & empowerment… 🚨Written & performed by Louis Rembges (@mercibeauclou), the show draws from an uncanny experience working in the hospitality industry amidst tech magnates & political elites…📱👥We follow a once-revered Insta/TikTok star who undergoes profound change following a tragic accident. As the #digital world mourns, this #influencer retreats, erasing their social media presence, only to re-emerge at an elite event reminiscent of #Davos — and governed by the secretive #ChathamHouseRules…where, we learn, the much-anticipated keynote speaker, will be the notorious “Pig F*cker,” (a real-life PM you might remember from news cycles past)…#ChathamHouseRules is a theatrical revolution🔥 It eloquently captures a new era, where memes are the new adjectives, where the digital is tangible, and where the battle for power plays out not in parliaments, but on platforms…

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