Performance, two acts
Premiere – 6th March, 2025
Every evening, the veteran anchorman Howard Beale tells us about everything important in the world through the National Channel News. However, Howard’s ratings aren’t the best, and the channel’s management decides to replace him with a younger colleague. Unhappy with this decision, Howard announces to the audience that he will commit suicide live on air during his final broadcast. He suddenly becomes a sensation, and his followers rapidly increase. The National Channel realizes that entertainment brings in more profit than news, and even news can be entertaining, as long as “the angry old man” is at the helm, speaking blunt truths. As long as the ratings are high, everything is fine, right?