A Child of Science

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

In 1978, Patrick Steptoe, Robert Edwards, and Jean Purdy changed the world as we know it - and most people don't even know their names. Bruntwood Prize-winning writer (Brittania Waves the Rules) Gareth Farr's brilliant new play tells their pioneering story, and those of the army of women from all over the UK whose immense bravery helped them achieve the impossible - to create human life in vitro. A Child of Science charts the incredible events that led to one of the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of our time: the birth of a baby girl and the creation of IVF, a procedure which has supported the birth of over 12 million babies worldwide over the last forty years. World Premiere

Cast/Performers

Tom Felton (Robert Edwards), Jamie Glover (Patrick Steptoe), Meg Bellamy (Jean Purdy), Adelle Leonce (Margaret), Sonoya Mizuno (Lillian Lincoln Howell / Sheena Steptoe), Saikat Ahamed, Gruffudd Glyn, Bobby Hirston, Amy Loughton, Bebe Sanders, Everal A Walsh

Creatives/Company

Author: Gareth Farr
Producer(s): Bristol Old Vic, Impossible Producing
Director(s): Matthew Dunster, Alix Harris (associate director)
Design: Anna Fleischle
Costume: Angelica Rush
Lighting: Sally Ferguson
Sound: Holly Khan
Music: Genevieve Dawson