From 13 to 15 February 2026, the Jakarta Players will perform (dis)connected, an original anthology of short plays and skits by Andrew Trigg and John Packer. The play will be performed at Institut Francais d’Indonesia in Jalan Thamrin, Jakarta.
Cowriter Andrew Trigg explains, ‘The play is a comedy about love, sex and technology. It explores the sometimes hilarious, sometimes scary ways that technology impacts all our lives, and asks the questions, “Can we stay authentically human in a digital world? Can we stay connected to each other? And if we can’t, can we at least laugh about it?”’
The show is a fun-filled ride of colourful characters struggling through life in a tech-filled world. An influencer gains fame through twerking. A wife catches her husband watching internet porn. A customer tries to get service from a hilariously dysfunctional call center. A single man seeks just the right level of intimacy with a robot. A couple go through 8 stages of grief as they use satnav to get through Jakarta’s legendary traffic. An employee uses AI to get ahead in hilarious ways. A retiree and an influencer clash in a Balinese terraced rice field.
Longtime Jakarta Players members and friends John Packer and Andrew Trigg devised the show after a café catch up where they happened to discuss how tech products increasingly affect life in every country in the world. Andrew explains, “It seemed that wherever we went, people were talking about social media and AI and the impacts it was all having on them, and their worries about that.” John adds, “We wanted to explore that in as funny a way as possible. To laugh out loud at the absurdities of tech products having so much influence over our daily human experience”.
The show will be performed in English without an intermission.
For producer Kania Alisjahbana the show is a labour of love: “What’s special about JP is the entire cast and crew are volunteers, motivated by a love of theatre and a wish to put on great English language theatre shows for Jakarta audiences. Having seen the rehearsals, I’m really excited about the quality of the scripts and the acting, and I can’t wait for Jakarta audiences to see the play.”
Profits from all Jakarta Players shows go to supporting Indonesian charities.
Tickets for the show can be purchased now via BookMyShow for IDR 190.000.
Cowriter Andrew Trigg explains, ‘The play is a comedy about love, sex and technology. It explores the sometimes hilarious, sometimes scary ways that technology impacts all our lives, and asks the questions, “Can we stay authentically human in a digital world? Can we stay connected to each other? And if we can’t, can we at least laugh about it?”’
The show is a fun-filled ride of colourful characters struggling through life in a tech-filled world. An influencer gains fame through twerking. A wife catches her husband watching internet porn. A customer tries to get service from a hilariously dysfunctional call center. A single man seeks just the right level of intimacy with a robot. A couple go through 8 stages of grief as they use satnav to get through Jakarta’s legendary traffic. An employee uses AI to get ahead in hilarious ways. A retiree and an influencer clash in a Balinese terraced rice field.
Longtime Jakarta Players members and friends John Packer and Andrew Trigg devised the show after a café catch up where they happened to discuss how tech products increasingly affect life in every country in the world. Andrew explains, “It seemed that wherever we went, people were talking about social media and AI and the impacts it was all having on them, and their worries about that.” John adds, “We wanted to explore that in as funny a way as possible. To laugh out loud at the absurdities of tech products having so much influence over our daily human experience”.
The show will be performed in English without an intermission.
For producer Kania Alisjahbana the show is a labour of love: “What’s special about JP is the entire cast and crew are volunteers, motivated by a love of theatre and a wish to put on great English language theatre shows for Jakarta audiences. Having seen the rehearsals, I’m really excited about the quality of the scripts and the acting, and I can’t wait for Jakarta audiences to see the play.”
Profits from all Jakarta Players shows go to supporting Indonesian charities.
Tickets for the show can be purchased now via BookMyShow for IDR 190.000.
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