'Isaac Newton’s laws of motion are the foundation of countless human advancements. This is the story of how one of the greatest moments of scientific illumination almost didn’t happen.
'It’s 1684, the dawn of the Enlightenment. Bright young astronomer Edmund Halley must somehow wrangle the secrets of the universe from the brain of fickle and contrary Isaac Newton. At the same time he must wrestle with his faith and risk his home, family and reputation to find the money and means to share this beautiful, powerful theory with the world at large.
'For all the celestial bodies and scientific laws named after them, it’s easy to think of our 17th Century giants of science as infallible geniuses. But here are our most powerful minds laid bare: riddled with self-doubt, squabbling over fame, and ensconced in bitter intellectual rivalries.'
Source: Queensland Theatre Company.
Additional awards:
Best Lighting Design (won), Matilda Awards, 2018.
Produced by the Queensland Theatre Company in the Bille Brown Theatre, 6 October to 3 November 2018.
Director: Sam Strong.
Cast includes Matthew Backer, William McInnes, Rhys Muldoon, Daniel Murphy, Hugh Parker, Colin Smith, Lucas Stibbard, Hsiao-Ling Tang.
Designer: Renée Mulder.
Composer/Sound Designer: Steve Francis.
Lighting Designer: David Walters.
Dramaturgy: Julian Meyrick.
Set to be presented by Ensemble Theatre, 5 November - 24 December 2021.
Director: Janine Watson.
Cast includes Deborah An, Rowan Davie, Mandela Mathia, Sean O'Shea, and Sam O'Sullivan.
Production postponed, but not intially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rescheduled for production by Ensemble Theatre, 4 March to 23 April 2022.
Director: Janine Watson.
Cast: Violette Ayad, Rowan Davie, Gareth Davies, Mandela Mathia, Kenneth Moraleda, Sean O'Shea, and Sam O'Sullivan.
Assistant Director: Rachel Chant.
Set & Costume Designer: Hugh O'Connor.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Composer & Sound Designer: Mary Rapp.
'A squabble between scientific giants makes for entertaining theatre.'
'A squabble between scientific giants makes for entertaining theatre.'
