PainKiller: Test02 ‘Human Extension’ is the third experimental performance in the PainKiller series, following Test01 and Test1.5 The Playground of Pain. It continues to explore a question that remains unanswered: how do humans cope with pain, and what is pain, both personal and collective, trying to tell us?

In Test02, pain is not just something discussed. It becomes a material force within space.

Not merely an emotion or a theatrical theme, but a real condition taking place in the room, shared by both performers and audience.

The space of performance is not confined by the usual division between stage and seating. Instead, it opens up as a free system where audience members choose how they want to be present. You may stand at a comfortable distance, step into the center of the experience, or engage in the pain alongside the performers. There is no fixed path, no promised result, no repetition, and no final answer.

Human Extension marks a new chapter in the PainKiller series. It invites the audience into a zone between human experience and the workings of something larger, something structural, abstract, or systemic. Pain here is not conveyed through words or scenes, but built into the structure of the event itself, unfolding through the body, through action, and through being with others.

Human-Extension marks a new chapter in the PainKiller series. It invites the audience into a zone between human experience and the workings of something larger, something structural, abstract, or systemic. Pain here is not conveyed through words or scenes, but built into the structure of the event itself, unfolding through the body, through action, and through being with others.

The performance by ‘Thongchai Pimapunsri (Mack)’ and ‘Laphonphat Duongploy (Note)’ combines live acting, projection, and pain data collected from previous participants to create a space where humans can test the boundaries of perception, distance, and feeling, in ways that one might never encounter in everyday life.

PainKiller: Test02 ‘Human-Extension’ continues to examine how humans relate to pain and to the larger systems we live in, and perhaps even help sustain.

*This project is accessible to non-Thai audiences, with English surtitles and guidance available.

Ready to face the pain? 6 shows only!

WEEK 1: September 19–21, 2025