Is it inevitable that somewhere down the line we'll start to see romantic relationships between humans and robots? Of course, sex robots already exist, but what about something deeper?
That's one of the questions that's at the core of this comedy (a one-woman, two-hander) from Irish Theatre Company Malaprop, which played an acclaimed season at Edinburgh Fringe and was invited to play Sydney Fringe. While most stories about humans loving non-humans focus on the impact upon the human, this play asks what it means for a robot to fall for a human.
It's a beautiful love story and a glimpse at an unusual kind of domesticity. But how comfortable are we watching it all unfold?