“Only General Ludd means the people good”

Will AI herald a utopia where human beings are freed from the drudgery of work ? Or is AI a tool to enslave the many by the few?

Writers, musicians, journalists are now redundant. Will the algorithms that shape the news save the world - or ensure we destroy ourselves?

Has the machine replaced the human?

The Red Shed Players investigate what the Luddites did in the past and wonder what would they do today?

‘AI vs the Luddites’ makes you laugh, makes you sing, makes you think.

A play by Pete Hirst

Music and video by Dave Hanvey