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Science divided the atom.
Humanity pays the price.
Theatre Aezir presents three play readings plus one full theatrical production.
Science divided the atom. Humanity pays the price.
Theatre Aezir presents three play readings plus one full theatrical production.
— READING —
In 1941, German physicist Werner Heisenberg went to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr. Together they had revolutionized atomic science in the 1920s, but now they were on opposite sides of the world war. In this incisive drama, the two men meet in a situation fraught with danger in hopes of discovering why we do what we do.
Sept 20, 2026 • LOCATION TBD
— READING —
The summer of 1945. Hitler is dead, but the war in the Pacific rages on. When six of Germany’s top nuclear scientists, including three Nobel Prize winners, are detained by Allied forces at a stately home in the Cambridge countryside, they find themselves shut off from the outside world. Their only distractions are board games, a broken piano, and a copy of Blithe Spirit, but as the months go by, their attention turns to the ongoing war and thoughts of their broken homeland. The scientists’ tranquil summer is shattered by the inconceivable news that the Americans have succeeded where the Germans have failed. The United States has not only built an atomic bomb, but they have used one against Japan.
Dec 6, 2026 • LOCATION TBD
— READING —
In the matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, first staged in 1964 and published in 1968, has come to be appreciated as a profound meditation on our conflicted feelings about the Cold War. Heiner Kipphardt uses the American government’s interrogation of Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, to explore an individual’s responsibility and humanity as a whole and the right of a patriot to express views at odds with those of his government – eternal themes that continue to resonate today.
Feb 21, 2027 • LOCATION TBD
— FULL THEATRICAL PRODUCTION —
The Children is set in ‘a small cottage on the east coast’, where Hazel and Robin, two retired nuclear scientists in their mid-sixties, are living. A recent disaster at the local power station where they used to work has devastated the area and they live under the threat of radiation pollution. Electricity and water are rationed, and they keep a Geiger counter to check for signs of radiation. However, Hazel is determined to preserve some semblance of normality and live the healthiest life she possibly can. So, Robin now farms, while Hazel practises yoga and devours salad.
But when Rose, a former colleague whom they haven’t seen for 38 years, suddenly turns up, she disrupts their precariously ordered existence. Rose is determined that they must fix the problems they have caused for the next generation, even if it means certain death. Exploring issues of accountability, guilt, and morality, Lucy Kirkwood’s three-hander presents a very real, post-nuclear world.
April 8-18, 2027
Auburn Stage – The Grand Theatre