Es sagt es liebt uns

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Play

by Emre Akal | commissioned work | world premiere
In German language

AI robot MO-NI is a bug in the system. Ordered as an always-available life-saver, it develops a mind of its own - with far-reaching consequences for a nuclear family and the world. An emotional tale of digital transformation by in-house author Emre Akal. The world has turned. Digitalization has progressed. Erich K. has remained seated in his armchair, looking skeptically at an outside world he no longer understands and missing his deceased wife. In this situation, a Modular-Organic-Neuro-Intelligence, MO-NI for short, enters the scene. To relieve his daughter, it is supposed to do the care work that has been left undone - fed with data from the deceased mother and wife. The father looks at "the thing" from afar. MO-NI looks back at the customs of the humanoids from afar. In the mirror of these gazes, Emre Akal develops a story between sci-fi and family drama, between absurd comedy and melancholy, which reflects the basic assumptions of human coexistence. Because as a result of unforeseen deviations from the defined system, MO-NI demands more than just serving as an assistant. She "wants to be someone too" and confronts the overburdened nuclear family with questions about family clichés, with a need for real belonging and her own desires. As the in-house playwright for the 2025.26 season, Emre Akal has developed the commissioned work "It says it loves us" for the Nationaltheater Mannheim. The director and playwright has already received several awards for his plays, including the exil dramatist prize of the WIENER WORTSTAETTEN and the Förderpreis für Theater der Stadt München and the Bayerischer Kunstpreis für Literatur. This content has been machine translated.