The Nether by Jennifer Haley, winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, is both a serpentine crime drama and a haunting sci-fi thriller.

I've read the studies. No one has been able to draw a conclusive correlation between virtual behaviour and behaviour in-world.

The Nether is a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire. But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment, she triggers an interrogation into the darkest corners of the imagination.

Winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, The Nether is both a serpentine crime drama and haunting sci-fi thriller that explores the consequences of living out our private dreams.

Jennifer Haley's The Nether received its UK premiere in July 2014 at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in a co-production with Headlong.