Science fiction theatre
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Scene from a production of Rosumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek. The play introduced the term "robot" to the world
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Science fiction theatre includes live dramatic works, but generally not cinema or television programmes. It has long been overshadowed by its literary and broadcast counterparts, but has a long history, and indeed introduced the word robot into global usage.
Chronological selection of science fiction plays
- R.U.R. by Karel Čapek, 1920
- The Makropulos Affair by Karel Čapek, 1922
- Starstruck by Elaine Lee, 1980
- Henceforward... by Alan Ayckbourn, 1987
- They're Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson, 1991 short story later adapted by author as a play
- Improbable Fiction by Alan Ayckbourn, 2005
- Klingon Christmas Carol by Christopher Kidder-Mostrom and Sasha Warren, 2007
- Future Shock by Richard Stockwell, 2011
- The Future Boys Trilogy by Stephen Jordan, 2012-2015
Notable science fiction dramatists
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