Let Newton Be!

Touring UK & US March/April 2011.

UK Tour Dates – March 2011

16^th March @ 7.00pm Let Newton Be! @ Ron Cooke Hub, York TICKETS AVAILABLE  NOW

19^th March @ 2.30  Let Newton Be! @ Howard Theatre, Cambridge BUY TICKETS NOW

19th March @ 7.30pm Let Newton Be! @ Howard Theatre, Cambridge BUY TICKETS NOW

22^nd March @ 7.30 Let Newton Be! @ Mercury Theatre, Colchester BUY TICKETS NOW

23^rd March @ 7.30 Let Newton Be! @ Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham BUY TICKETS NOW

24^th March @ 2.15 Let Newton Be! @ Macready Theatre, Rugby TICKETS AVAILABLE  NOW

26^th March @ 7.00 Let Newton Be! @ Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow BUY TICKETS NOW

28^th March @ 7.00 Let Newton Be! @ Royal Society, London BUY TICKETS NOW

US Tour Dates – April 2011

13^th April Let Newton Be! @ Isabel Bader Theatre, University of Toronto TICKETS AVAILABLE  NOW

15^th April Let Newton Be! @ University of Waterloo

17^th April Let Newton Be! @ Whittenberger Auditorium, University of Indiana

19th April Let Newton Be! @ Washington Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana TICKETS AVAILABLE  NOW

21^st April Let Newton Be! @ Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego

27^th April Let Newton Be! @ Jerry H Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts, New York

29^th April Let Newton Be! @ Roberts Studio Theatre,Boston University

30^th April Let Newton Be! @ Roberts Studio Theatre,Boston University

See more information on the Cambridge Science Festival Website

You can now follow Little Isaac on Twitter

“Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night:

God said, Let Newton be! and all was light.”
 

Alexander Pope

Isaac Newton – heretic, alchemist, scientist.  An iconic figure whose shadow looms large, while remaining a mystery to many.  A devout, difficult, obsessive man who sought and found God in universal laws of light and motion.

These brilliant discoveries and innovations were part of a greater project that took in other, more dangerous ideas which he was forced to keep secret.

Let Newton Be! lifts the veil and holds him up to the very light that he tried so hard to understand.  Award-winning playwright Craig Baxter focuses on the clash of scientific discovery with religious fanaticism, to tell a story of obsession and possession.

Using only the words of Newton, and those of his contemporaries, we see him as farm boy genius, secretive scholar and wiley politician.  Above all, here is Newton as a human being – unique, comical, and relentlessly driven by his own curiosity.

The play premieres at the Cambridge Science Festival on 19^th March 2011.  It then goes on to various UK venues, before heading off to the USA for a tour of university venues, including MIT, Yale University and Boston University.

When it previewed in 2009, the play received a rave review from Science Magazine:

Can theatre be a platform for science?  In the hands of Baxter, Morris and Menagerie Theatre – yes.  Spectacularly yes…Baxter creates a unified Newton who will awe and move modern audiences.

Click here to read the full review.  

If you would like more information on the production, please contact Patrick Morris on patrick@menagerie.uk.com.