Heat Festival THEATRE: AÏO

“It was the most connected of times. It was the most disconnected of times. It was the age of information at your fingertips, it was the age of believing anything you read on the internet. It was the season of illumination, it was the season of illuminati. It was the spring of possibility, it was the winter of global warming.” 

- ChatGBT in collaboration with Charles Dickens facilitated by Sophie Joans

Following her international tour to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her multi award-winning solo play, ÎLE (Gold Standard Bank Ovation Award 2022, Best Script Bitesize Fest London 2023, Nominated for Best Top 5 Solo Female Performers at EdFringe 2023), Sophie Joans has a new offering: AÏo. In this clown show, technology collides with theatre in a marriage that may or may not work. The world of possibilities that is live performance clashes with the endless bounds of the internet. Take out your phones, take selfies. Clown burlesque. Fishing. Phishing. Bat sh*t crazy sh*t. Andrew Tate. Meta data. Freddie Mercury. Silence. Stand-Up. Cats. More lava lamps. Octogenarians. Right here. Right now. Buckle up. Get comfy.

“If you are that person who always wants the front row seat at a comedy show, then Aïo will entertain you endlessly” - Theatre Scene CPT

"It was like an SNL audition, but for an hour" - Monica Angrand

"Don’t go see this show" - Rob Van Vuuren

"I’ve given it some thought, and I’m not ready to review this piece" - Reviewer

"Not much AI, but the intelligence is artificial" - David Schmidt