<p><i>I saw the streets, the lights, the cars, the people -</i><br><i>Everything moving in different directions at the same</i><br><i>time. . .</i><br><i>I wanted to make the map</i><i>alive</i>.<br><br>In December 2008, an entrepreneur leaves a tech conference in Paris. As he stands on the street, unable<br>to hail a cab, an idea lands with the falling snow: tap a button, get a ride.<br><br>Ten years later, Mia drives nights in Manchester, Sean is recruited as the brightest new programmer and Tyler moves on to yet another new future.<br><br><i>Brilliant Jerks</i> tells the story of three people - a driver, a coder and a CEO - working for one tech monolith, but living worlds apart.<br><br>Joseph Charlton''s sleek, gripping and revelatory play, based on the creation of a multi-billion-dollar app, premiered at VAULT Festival, 2018, and was revived at Southwark Playhouse, London, in March 2023.</p>