FOLLOWING the success earlier this year of Pipeline Theatre's moving drama, Transports, Arts Alive is delighted to welcome the company back with Spillikin (A Love Story).

Spillikin brings together two ends of a relationship, interwoven in flashback. It’s the 1970s. Sally likes Debbie Harry, Raymond likes making robots; they’re an unlikely pair.

Fifty years later, after a long, childless and sometimes bumpy marriage, Sally's mind is starting to deteriorate but Raymond has been planning ahead, and at his death his parting gift to her is his life's work: a robot companion, uploaded with his memories, to keep her company. It’s the ultimate love letter from beyond the grave: an endlessly patient memory-jogger and singing partner, it gives order to her confusion and becomes a new partner in the oddest of odd-couple romances. But as Sally’s mind fades, will the robot be more of a comfort or a threat? Spillikin will make you laugh, cry, and ponder big questions of love, death, and technology.

Spillikin premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe last year to rave reviews and was nominated for the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award. ***** Broadway Baby "Beautifully evocative and moving." ***** The Scottish Mail "Electric" **** The Guardian "A unique and intriguing production"

Pipeline Theatre collaborated on the production with Engineered Arts, a leading Cornwall-based robotics company. After the show, there will be an opportunity to meet the actors, creative team and the robot, and interact with a remarkable piece of technology. Suitable for 14+

Spillikin (A Love Story) will be SpArC Theatre on Saturday, October 29. To book, call 01588 630321/638038; or book online at sparctheatre.co.uk or artsalive.co.uk