THE way this play is delivered to audiences it could be described as the ‘ultimate powerpoint presentation’.

The production I am referring to is Infinity Pool: A modern retelling of Madame Bovary, which has been created by Bea Roberts.

This updated version of the classic C19th French novel Madame Bovary has moved the story to a trading estate in Plymouth.

The inspiration behind this play is writer and performer Bea Roberts, who first came up with idea in 2014.

Bea said: “I was at a writing conference about four/five years ago and there was an exercise which included a powerpoint.

I sat there and wondered how far could you take this, how far could you push it if you wanted to do something which required no actors on stage. When I read the book (Madame Bovary) I realised a lot of it could be set on Facebook, What’s App or Twitter.

“I felt Madame Bovary felt she was missing out on life and in modern terms she felt the beautiful people were having a great time showing her their beautiful lives via Facebook and Instagram. What was good is the novel, even though it is over a 100 years old, still resonates today.”

She decided to keep it simple so people would know which character was talking, such as the daughter who communicates via Facebook and the mum who exists on voice mail.

Bea said: “I suppose what I have done is avant garde as I have never seen anyone do anything like this before. The way of telling this story, while modern, is traditional as you have someone sat before you telling you a tale, except they do not speak.

“When I read Madame Bovary it is set in a regional town and it could easily be Plymouth.

“I did drive around (Plymouth where she is from) taking some film - well, my dad drove me around which shows you it was a low budget project.”

A modern re-telling of Madame Bovary is at the Brewhouse Theatre on June 22.

Tickets for the play at 7.30pm cost £12 for adults and £10 for students.

These can be bought by calling the box office on 01823-283244 or online at thebrewhouse.net