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A list of science plays currently on sci-stage.com Please click on the title for a list of productions. 2071 by Duncan Macmillan and Chris Rapley (2014) A House Divided by Craig Baxter (2014) An Experiment With An Air Pump by Shelagh Stephenson (1998) A Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht (1943) And the Sun Stood Still by Dava Sobel (2011) …
In a year in which high-profile productions such as Photograph 51 and Oppenheimer attracted considerable attention for bringing science to the stage, 2015 was also a year in which smaller gems such as Islington Community Theatre’s Brainstorm shone. It was arguably the star appeal of Nicole Kidman rather than the play that drew audiences to …
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As the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Society jointly host a panel discussion on science–inspired theatre, there is plenty more news on science in theatre to catch up on this month. Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Tom Morton-Smith, John Barrow, Marcus du Sautoy and Richard Bean will join RSC deputy artistic director Erica Whyman for ‘A dramatic …
Menagerie Theatre’s Ideas Stage programme links writers and scientists in order to create new pieces of theatre. The latest Ideas Stage project will be presented at the Hotbed Festival in Cambridge this weekend. A House Divided, written by Craig Baxter and video artist Marc Atkinson, is described as “inspired by the work of Professor Emily Holmes …
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This short video by Colour Films was made to introduce Menagerie Theatre Company‘s 2013 Hotbed Festival of new writing. The festival featured Somniloquy by Craig Baxter, a monolgue written in conjunction with sleep scientist Prof. Richard Horner and performed by Jasmin Hyde. Hotbed Festival 2013
somˈniloquy n. the act or habit of speaking during sleep. Oxford English Dictionary Somniloquy, a new monologue written by Craig Baxter for the 2013 Hotbed Festival, is being staged again as part of a four week run at London’s Theatre 503. The 25 minute piece, which is performed by Jasmine Hyde, follows a young …
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Cambridge, London, Colchester and Bury will all play host to new writing this month as Managerie Theatre Company’s annual Hotbed Festival expands into new locations. Specially commissioned one act plays, workshops and works-in-progress will feature at venues including the Cambridge Junction and London’s Soho Theatre. A new project this year – ‘What’s Up Doc?‘ – …
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The Menagerie Theatre Company is developing a new production during 2013. ‘The Altruists’ is the latest play by Craig Baxter who also wrote ‘Let Newton Be!’ and ‘Re:Design‘ (based on the correspondence of Charles Darwin and Asa Gray). ‘The Altruists‘, which has already won Baxter the STAGE new writing award, concerns George Price, who performed …
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