Daniel Bye explores morality and identity in Imaginary Friends at Soho Theatre.
Award-winning writer-performer Daniel Bye (The Price of Everything; Instructions for Border Crossing) will return with his first solo show in seven years, Imaginary Friends. The show tells the story of a struggling TV comedian who begins to listen to the wrong voices in his head following a tragic bereavement. It will debut at Soho Theatre as part of a UK tour, celebrating a bold new chapter in Bye’s career. Imaginary Friends is a bold, genre-defying exploration of identity and conscience in an age where authenticity is commodified and constantly questioned.
As Bye’s character seeks solace in the company of his imaginary friends, he loses touch with his moral compass and reality. His increasingly troublesome companions offer outlandish ideas for his struggling TV show. Bye’s deeply personal writing offers audiences a chance to reflect on their own sense of morality and challenges them to laugh at the often ambiguous nature of right and wrong. The show is a wild, hallucinatory ride through the warped mirror of contemporary culture, tackling morality and humanity in a charming performance. As the protagonist embarks upon an ethically dubious and dangerous series of pranks, the lines between good and bad, and real and imaginary become blurred.
Daniel Bye is one of the UK’s leading creators of head-spinningly original work for theatre. His critically acclaimed solo shows include the Scotsman Fringe First Award-winning Going Viral, Instructions for Border Crossing, and Arthur. His show, The Price of Everything was performed over 120 times in the UK and toured internationally.
Listings
Imaginary Friends: Monday 19th May – Saturday 24th May 2025, 6:30pm
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
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