The work premiered on 19 September 2007 in the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre in London; the orchestral parts were played by the ensemble Radius.
Unusually for an opera, all the vocal parts are spoken, but unlike a play, the music is continuous and relates strongly to the text.
Based on a true story that unfolded on Usenet bulletin boards, this new opera is a gripping portrayal of a paranoid mind that raises unsettling questions about a society under surveillance.The text of the work is based on Mike Corley's experiences and theories, as shown in his Usenet posts and on his website.
He has a long history of posting Usenet messages detailing how MI5 has allegedly bugged his home, watched him via his television and is sending people to follow him around and harass him.
[6][7] He has been banned from posting through Google for his abuse of Usenet[8] and has been similarly barred from most Internet service providers in England,[9] an assertion which Corley contested in August 2012.