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ROBOTA – A new play from Headlong
July 3 | 8:00 am – July 18 | 10:30 pm
n 1920, playwright Karel Čapek imagined a world of AI and rebellion, inspiring and influencing a century of sci-fi cinema. 100 years later, Headlong reawakens his visionary play R.U.R. as ROBOTA – high-voltage theatre for the age of artificial intelligence.
In a not-too-distant future the Rossum Corporation has done the impossible: created machines indistinguishable from humans. Built to serve, programmed to obey and ready to be rolled out worldwide.
But when idealistic activist Helen gets involved, these perfect workers begin to dream of freedom and the system starts to glitch. As the line between human and machine blurs, how do we hold on to our humanity?
Blending origin story with sci-fi, myth with machine, this is a smart, timely and often funny look at what it means to truly be alive. Written by Ella Road (Black Mirror/Dr Who) and directed by Roy Alexander Weise (The Hot Wing King at the National Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing at The RSC) this is a bold reimagining of the play that gave us the word “robot.”
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- 10% Ticket Discount We’re pleased to offer members and friends of Czech Centre London an exclusive ticket discount for ROBOTA of 10% off all tickets for any date in the run (subject to availability). To use the discount select your seats and then apply the promo code CZECH10.