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Electric Rosary

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'We're children of God, sister. No hunk of metal could replace any one of us.' Behind the crumbling walls of St Grace's Convent, an exhausted order of nuns needs resurrecting. As Easter approaches, Mother Elizabeth has just the thing. Behold 'Mary', a council-funded robot. Practical and surprisingly funny, for some a blessing, for others a curse – could she be the revelation they have all been praying for? Electric Rosary is a sharp, timely and gloriously funny play by Tim Foley, asking what faith really means in the age of artificial intelligence and what it is to be human in tomorrow's world. It was a Judges' Award winner in the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, and premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in 2022. 'Startling and audacious in its conception, Tim Foley's play collides religion and technology, ritual and algorithms, tradition and innovation... it's thrilling to see a new play of such ambition and ingenuity' — Guardian 'A play of bravura, originality and ambition... full of awe and surprises... adventurous, bold storytelling' — WhatsOnStage 'Timely and whip-smart' — Manchester Evening News 'Tantalising new comedy... Foley's witty Black Mirror-style premise deftly refreshes the age old standoffs between faith and science, tradition and technology' — Telegraph Bruntwood Prize Judges' Award

Author Biography:

Tim Foley is a British playwright based in Manchester. His work includes: Driftwood (Pentabus/Thickskin, 2023); Electric Rosary (winner of the 2017 Bruntwood Prize Judges' Award; premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in 2022); Astronauts of Hartlepool (2017 VAULT Festival, winner of the VAULT Origins Award for Outstanding New Work); and The Dogs of War (Old Red Lion Theatre, 2015). He won the 2016 OffWestEnd award for Most Promising New Playwright for his play The Dogs of War.
Release date Australia
April 28th, 2022
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Pages
96
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  • General (US: Trade)
ISBN-13
9781848429376
Product ID
35958029

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