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2014 Edinburgh Fringe

James Veitch: The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection

James Veitch: The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection. Copyright: Bwark Productions
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14: Gilded Balloon Teviot

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Scam emails: distant princes, unclaimed inheritance, close friends marooned in a foreign country. Standard procedure is to delete on sight, but what happens if you reply? Through stand-up, projections and music, the show investigates the nature of scamming, its role in our connected world and why pushing cyber con artists to their limits is so satisfying. Quirky, fast-paced and relatable, a show for anyone with a dream... and an email account. 'A wicked sense of humor. I LOL'd, I ROFL'd, I LMAO'd' (New York Times).

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James Veitch has spent the past year responding to as many scam emails as he can. Packed full of Nigerian princes, can't miss investment opportunities and eligible Russian brides, his correspondence leads to surprising, bizarre and usually hilarious results. Excerpts of the emails have been printed by the New York Times.

In 2013, spam accounted for over 60% of all emails and robbed victims of more than six billion pounds. An investigation by Which? found that one in ten people fall victim to scams. The Internet Crime Complaint Center report received 289,874 complaints in 2012. Total loss reported to them was more than 300 million pounds. They absorb our time, sometimes our money. They're a distinctly modern nuisance.

Through his own blend of traditional stand-up, interactive projections and original music, he takes the audience on a journey through the schemes investigating the nature of scamming; its role in our connected world; and his own psyche, as he tries to understand why he finds pushing these cyber con artists to their limits so very satisfying.

Quirky, fast-paced and relatable, Fundamental Interconnectedness is theatre for the modern world; a show for anyone with a dream...and an email account.

James Veitch is a musician, comedian, director, writer and performer. When not performing he writes and directs theatre in London and New York. Recent work with Pale Fire theatre company includes writing and directing Room #103, Hotel Chelsea in New York and Keats in Hampstead for Keats House (2007, 2009, 2010) and Romantics (2011).

Performances

Date Time Venue
30th Jul 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
31st Jul 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
1st Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
2nd Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
3rd Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
4th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
5th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
6th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
7th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
8th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
9th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
10th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
11th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
12th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
13th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
14th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
15th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
16th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
17th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
18th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
19th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
20th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
21st Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
22nd Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
23rd Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
24th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
25th Aug 2014 15:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot

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