Communication by emoji will never replace human interaction. This is so clearly demonstrated in this excellent, thought-provoking production from Adytum Theatre company. We are immediately taken into the stress filled lives of two impressive teenage students who find themselves at the mercy of an AI substitute for counselling services.
The audience quickly empathises with their predicament, portrayed with humour by the two protagonists. Their shared frustration at the negative automation experience quickly creates a bond between them and their human connection provides more help than any algorithm-based system can.
Congratulations are due, as this production totally succeeds in its objective of creating theatre from a young person’s perspective and highlighting relevant issues that challenge their generation.
Gilly Wadmore
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