Copycat

Copycat is Worklight Theatre’s new show, written and performed by Joe Sellman- Leava, directed by and developed with Katharina Reinthaller, with designers Dylan Howells and Fin Claydon (drawing on their backgrounds in technology and theatre).

The show explores AI’s impact on creativity, work, and authenticity. The show uses rapid-fire impressions to examine AI’s ability to mimic language, create deep fakes, and generate content, raising questions about trust, creativity, and labour.

Copycat also questions the way algorithms fuel division and misinformation, with storytelling and humour, enhanced by innovative sound, projection and special effects.

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Each year Pleasance commits to supporting six London based theatre makers/writers for a two year residency as our Associate Artists, providing them with the transformative tools to take their work and craft to the next level. We asked them to curate a festival based around themes of their choosing. Futures Festival is the result!

Futures Festival showcases developing productions from leading independent performance makers and companies.

This show is part of Week 1, The Future Is Digital presented by Worklight Theatre.

A week of shows confronting the impact of AI on art, privacy, and democracy. Artists will explore themes of technology, authenticity, community, and what it means to be human in a rapidly shifting digital age.