The Believers Are But Brothers (oberon Modern P... Apr 2026

Young men seeking the power, money, and status they feel they’ve been denied, often finding it in digital echo chambers.

, written by Javaad Alipoor and published by Oberon Modern Plays , is a groundbreaking multimedia play that explores the digital radicalization of young men. First premiering at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe , where it won a Fringe First Award, the show has since toured globally and was even adapted for television by the BBC. The Core Premise: A Crisis of Masculinity The Believers are But Brothers (Oberon Modern P...

How the "smoke and mirrors" world of online forums like 4chan allows hate speech to flourish. Young men seeking the power, money, and status

The play centers on three main characters—two British Muslim men and one white American—who feel disenfranchised and overlooked in a rapidly changing world. Alipoor argues that this "crisis of masculinity" leaves young men vulnerable to extremist ideologies, whether from or the alt-right . Key themes include: The Core Premise: A Crisis of Masculinity How