AI vs The Luddites

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The Red Shed Players present a drama of The Luddites and the conflict between Man and Machine. It happened then, could it happen again?

The Calder Vale Hotel offers you the last chance to see AI vs Luddites in 2025 and the first full performance in the pub where it all began.

AI vs Luddites compares the challenges that faced weavers with the challenges of today

The show takes place in Jack’s Cafe where the Red Shed Players explore the social and political issues involved in the introduction of new technology through song, video and dramatic reconstruction. The ‘Tazzling Mill song’ was written about Horbury.

The show is presented as a fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians and there will be the opportunity to buy stuff as well as raffle tickets for this vital cause.

“The last four shows sold out and no-one asked for their money back— next year we will be booking bigger venues (bus shelters not telephone boxes) to accommodate the incredible demand.”