Too Much Information explores the experiences of two very different age groups; young adults and over 60-year-olds. With awkward and intimate questions posed to both, this project shows what each group can learn from the other, despite their different stages in life.

Participants were invited to walk through the streets of Manchester with a GPS that marked points they must reach in order to unlock the secrets told in the interviews. With a cinematic score composed by Martin Ware of the Human League, the walk encouraged people to reflect not only on the stories they heard but also on their own experiences.

Too Much Information is a work by Blast Theory with a specially composed score by Martyn Ware. It is created in partnership with the Royal Exchange Theatre’s Truth About Youth programme, support