Set in a fictitious English University town, strongly evoking Oxford or Cambridge, the play follows 24 hours in the lives of a group of young academics. The action unfolds in the rooms of Philip the university's cosseted and floundering professor of philology, for whom solace and certitude exist in complex wordplay. Out in the 'real world' the Prime Minister and his cabinet have been assassinated and England's most treasured writers are being murdered one by one! Back in the cosy bubble of university life, the bachelor don anguishes over sex, marriage, anagrams and the meaning of life. Did someone suggest academics were 'out of touch'?T1921763211Producer Howard Panter (for Trafalgar Entertainment Group - Simon Friend and Gavin Kalin). Director Simon Callow. Performer Matt Berry. Performer Simon Bird. Performer Lily Cole. Performer Charlotte Ritchie. Performer Tom Rosenthal. | |
| 3 Apr 17 to 22 Jul 17 | Trafalgar Theatre, West End :: V420 listing details L1013093874 |
T01858581949A Reading.Director David Grindley. Performer Simon Russell Beale (Philip). | |
| 19 Jan 16 | Donmar Warehouse, West End :: V389 listing details L0501254477 |
T212866375Producer Ian Fricker. Producer Donmar Warehouse. Director David Grindley. Design Tim Shortall. Lighting Rick Fisher. Sound Gregory Clarke. Performer Simon Russell Beale. Performer Simon Bubb. Performer Siobhan Hewlett. Performer Anna Madeley. Performer Danny Webb. Performer Simon Day. Performer Bernadette Russell. | |
| 8 Sep 05 to 15 Oct 05 | Donmar Warehouse, West End :: V389 listing details L362210225 |
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| 9 Jun 99 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01745204768 |
