Together in Electric Dreams

Welcome to Electric Dreams!

The Northwest Computer Museum is proud to host a special performance of Together in Electric Dreams, a sharp, funny, and deeply human play written by Daniel Thackeray.

Set in the vibrant backdrop of the 1980s home computing boom, this play imagines a fictional dinner meeting between two real-life British tech giants — Sir Clive Sinclair, the visionary inventor behind the ZX Spectrum, and Alan Sugar, the ambitious entrepreneur on the rise with Amstrad.

What follows is a witty and insightful conversation full of tension, humour, and philosophy — as these two very different men clash over the future of technology, business, and the very purpose of invention.

Will Sinclair’s idealism survive Sugar’s hard-nosed commercialism?
Can dreams and profit ever exist on the same circuit board?

Perfect for fans of tech history, drama lovers, and anyone with a fondness for the 80s, Together in Electric Dreams brings the human story behind Britain’s computing revolution to life — all within the atmospheric setting of the Northwest Computer Museum.

• A delicious buffet meal served before the performance
• Full access to the museum and its interactive exhibits after the show
• An unforgettable evening of theatre, nostalgia, and history

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