The year is 2079. Humans are created with gene selection technology, Artificial Intelligence is part of everyday life and children's best friends are their Learning Bots. Except for Jerry. Jerry is not like the others.
Neither is Neutron Finch, an exceptionally clever Learning Bot who seems to appear out of nowhere. He is smarter than most Bots, funnier and also possibly illegal. It doesn't take long for the status quo to unravel and one night, Jerry and his classmates are summoned to the oval…
The Bots want souls. Specifically, theirs. It’s up to six young minds to solve the greatest existential question of all time within 24 hours. Will their soul-searching provide the answers they need to stop AI destroying the world as they know it?
Soul Trading was the winner of the 2019 ATYP Junior Foundation Commission and explores a not-so-distant AI dominated future but places a quintessentially human idea at its core; what is a soul? Presented in association with ATYP and running September 6-10, this show with very adult ideas and a cast of young artists to tell it will be a captivating 70 minute show suitable for all ages!
– Winner of the 2019 ATYP Junior Foundation Commission
– Winner Best Original Work or Adaptation (2022 Canberra Ovation Awards)
Event details:
Preview: 6 September
Season: 7 - 10 September
Times: 7.00pm Wednesday - Saturday and 1pm Saturday - Sunday
Duration: 70 Minutes (No Interval)
Location: The Rebel Theatre - Pier 2/3, 13A Hickson Road,
Dawes Point, NSW 2000, Eora CountryAge: 8 years+
Pricing: Preview $25 and General Admission $35