Details

Stephen Hawking is one of the icons of our age. His book, A Brief History in Time, exploring the Big Bang, black holes and other mysteries of the universe, has sold over 25 million copies. As remarkable is Hawking's own life, extended now several decades beyond the time the doctors pronounced him terminally ill and filled with achievement, drama and controversy enough for a dozen lives. With a cast of characters that includes Hawking himself, his wives and associates, Newton, Einstein, Pope John Paul, the Queen and God, God and Stephen Hawking is a major new theatrical production, an extraordinary revelation of the life and vision of one of the most famous and revered men on the planet.

Cast/Performers

Robert Hardy (God / Einstein / Newton / Pope John Paul), Stephen Boxer (Stephen Hawking), Teresa Gallagher (Jane Hawking), Kate Abraham (the Nurse)

Creatives/Company

Author: Robin Hawdon
Company: Theatre Royal Bath
Director: Jonathan Church
Design: Ruari Murchison
Music: Matthew Scott
Lighting: Mark Jonathan

God and Stephen Hawking

God and Stephen Hawking (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0221539843. Details of all God and Stephen Hawking archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0281653883

Archive Listings

9 Oct 00 to 14 Oct 00	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Oct 00 to 7 Oct 00	Richmond Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Sep 00 to 30 Sep 00	Sheffield Theatres Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
5 Sep 00 to 23 Sep 00	Derby Theatre Derby, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive
28 Aug 00 to 2 Sep 00	Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
23 Aug 00 to 26 Aug 00	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

User Review: 11Jan01: I saw this in Bath. This seemed a very difficult subject for a play and so it proved. Robert Hardy's acting was wonderful, but the play was very wordy. Actually I find cosmology interesting, but it is not really why I go to the theatre. I felt it would have been more entertaining if there had been more emphasis on Hawking's interesting life, and less physics.

User Reviews

USER (11Jan01): I saw this in Bath. This seemed a very difficult subject for a play and so it proved. Robert Hardy's acting was wonderful, but the play was very wordy. Actually I find cosmology interesting, but it is not really why I go to the theatre. I felt it would have been more entertaining if there had been more emphasis on Hawking's interesting life, and less physics.

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