Daniel Radcliffe Joined by Edward Snowden in New Play ‘Privacy’

Public previews for Daniel Radcliffe’s new off-Broadway show, Privacy, start tomorrow at Newman Theater, and to add even more interest to an already unique production, Radcliffe will participate in a one-minute “conversation” with Edward Snowden during the play. Snowden’s contributions to the play will be prerecorded video while Radcliffe performs his part live for the theater audience.

This unusual aspect was not part of Privacy when it first ran in London–despite repeated efforts by the show’s creators, James Graham and Josie Rourke, to reach Snowden–but last week, Snowden’s lawyer gave word that Snowden would participate.

The documentary-style play is inspired by the revelations of Edward Snowden and centers around the concepts of privacy and technology in the modern era. Snowden–a former NSA contractor–is accused by the Department of Justice of violating the Espionage Act due to his association with the WikiLeaks organization.

Read more at NY Times.