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Science fiction theatre

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Science fiction theatre

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.

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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

  • Ray Bradbury
  • Josef Čapek
  • Karel Čapek
  • Kurt Vonnegut

    • References

    Science fiction theatre Wikipedia
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