A sci-fi take on Pygmalion brings androids and what it means to be human comes to UVicB次元官网网址檚 Phoenix Theatre this month.

University of Victoria theatre students showcase award-winning British playwright Alan AyckbournB次元官网网址檚 1998 satire Comic Potential from Feb. 13-22.

The story takes place in the near future, when human actors have been replaced by lifelike robots, known as B次元官网网址渁ctoids.B次元官网网址� When idealistic young writer Adam discovers that soap opera actoid Jacie (known as JCF 31333) has the ability B次元官网网址� or design flaw B次元官网网址� to laugh, chaos ensues.

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Adam hits numerous walls as he plans to create a TV show with the increasingly human android, among them the threat of Jacee having her memory wiped. Not to mention, the two characters start to fall for each other.

Comic Potential stemmed from AyckbournB次元官网网址檚 musings on humansB次元官网网址� ability to laugh and fall in love, and whether those traits should be reserved only for humans. This humorous satire features a cast of wildly different characters, which fans of Born Yesterday and My Fair Lady may enjoy.

After its debut, the play moved to LondonB次元官网网址檚 West End in 1999. Later that year, Comic Potential was nominated for a Laurence Olivier award for Best Comedy. Phoenix TheatreB次元官网网址檚 production is directed by Conrad Alexandrowicz.

Tickets start at $15. For more information, check out the or go to events.uvic.ca.

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