The Robot Dog
The Robot Dog by Roshelle Yee Pui Fong & Matthew Ngamurarri Heffernan
Directed by Amy Sole
Saturday 01 March - Wednesday 19 March 2025
Southbank Theatre The Lawler
A cheeky comedy set in an all-too-believable future The Robot Dog sinks its teeth into some of the most provocative and challenging questions of our time.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Bark meets byte in this thrilling tale exploring technology language and culture in a fast-evolving world.
It's 2042 and Australia is more automated than ever before.
Janelle a woman of Cantonese heritage and her partner Harry a First Nations man move back into Janelle's family home after the death of her mother.
As they attempt to navigate their work relationship and job seeking requirements they ï¬nd themselves assisted by the quirky AI controlling their home and a robotic therapy dog.
Janelle and Harry are quickly swept into a world of augmentations restrictions and chaos.
Does their new hi-tech life help them connect to culture and each other or does it hinder it?
The Robot Dog is an intercultural sci-ï¬ comedy with a big beating heart.
A collaboration between Hong Kong-born multidisciplinary artist Roshelle Yee Pui Fong and Luritja writer and technologist Matthew Ngamurarri Heffernan with director Amy Sole (Blak in the Room) The Robot Dog promises to be a relatable imaginative and highly theatrical production full of humour and humanity.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Hearing Assistance
- Audio Described
- Tactile Tour
- Open Captioning
- Closed Captioning
❊ Official Tickets ❊
Book Online Here
❊ When ❊
Date/s: Saturday 1st March 2025 - Wednesday 19th March 2025
❊ Where ❊
Southbank Theatre View Venue
140 Southbank Blvd, Southbank Victoria 3006 Map
✆ Venue: (03) 8688 0800 | Event:
❊ Web Links ❊
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