 Event |
The Physicists
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| Venue |
Globe Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| First Date |
1980 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Explores the social responsibility of the scientist.It centres around an unrecognised genius who has made scientific discoveries so revolutionary and potentially dangerous that he decides to have himself committed to a mental hospital, in order to conceal his discoveries and protect the rest of mankind from their consequences. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
Switzerland
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| Further Information |
The Physicists was first performed at the Schauspielhaus, Zurich, on 21 February 1962.
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| Event Status |
Completed
|
| Event Identifier |
189331 |
| Dataset |
Theatre Aotearoa |
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