This is a futuristic fantasy mirroring present time. It portrays the production of soap series for TV, where the latest trend is melodramatic template storylines that are performed by specially programmed robots called ‘actoider’. During the recordings to a doctors-and-nurses series, the young and hopeful author, Adam is watching. Shortly, he is fascinated by a female robot that is revealing a personal comical talent, stemming from a technical error in her programming. Henceforth, Adam starts to write parts especially to actoid JFC 31333 – Jacie Triplethree but unfortunately she can only cope with existence through her previous characters.
It is a comedy where extremely hilarious situations and lines overlap each other, not only in order to provide entertainment but also to try to narrow down what humanity really is.
Once more, Ayckbourn has written a generous comedy that surely makes one laugh but additionally it questions, why we laugh.
Furthermore, the play offers a wonderful part for a woman of ca. 40 years.
