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 find 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-fi 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.

Commissioned and developed through Melbourne Theatre Company’s NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program, with the support of our Playwrights Giving Circle.

Presented in association with

Asia TOPA is a joint initiative of Arts Centre Melbourne and the Sidney Myer Fund, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Playking Foundation and the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

EDUCATION RESOURCES

This production is complemented by an Education Pack and a suite of digital resources, including a virtual tour of the set design. Explore the resources here.

SCRIPT

You can purchase the script for The Robot Dog online.

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 Livestream and recording produced in partnership with Arts Centre Melbourne

Melbourne Theatre Company acknowledges the support of The Ian Potter Foundation and the Department of Education, Victoria, through the Strategic Parnerships Program.
         

Subtitles are currently available in English. Where Cantonese and Luritja are spoken throughout the production, these languages are reflected in the subtitles and no English translation is provided. This was the experience of the live theatre audience and the intention of creators.