The Lightest Element
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The Lightest Element: (NHB Modern Plays)

The Lightest Element: (NHB Modern Plays)


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'Nothing compares with being the first person in the history of the world to see something, but timing is everything. The world has to be ready for you.' Boston, 1956. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century, is about to be appointed Chair of Astronomy and the first woman to head a department at Harvard University. Only two things stand in her way: a covert investigation aimed at exposing her as a Communist sympathiser, and the entrenched conservatism of her male colleagues. When a student journalist asks to profile her, it feels like an opportunity to control her own narrative – assuming, of course, that the invitation is actually what it seems… Stella Feehily's play The Lightest Element is a taut drama exploring how a challenge to social norms can be almost as difficult as overturning scientific orthodoxy. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2024, directed by Alice Hamilton.

About the Author :
Stella Feehily's other plays include Duck, O go my Man and Bang Bang Bang (Royal Court Theatre), Dreams of Violence (Soho Theatre) and This May Hurt a Bit (tour and St James's Theatre).

Review :
'Fascinating... a mind-expanding bio-drama... Feehily captures well the way that while looking at the stars, earthbound envies and career-battles can prevail... stars gleam in the firmament, an eclipse takes place and our grasp of the universe expands as a determined woman pushes at the horizons' 'An entertaining tribute to a trailblazing astronomer expected to make the tea' 'An electrifying true story' 'A starry drama... gripping... Feehily raises great questions about the impact of prejudice and personal interest on progress... richly enjoyable' 'Riveting... Feehily elegantly draws the casually sexist landscape that [her female characters] are navigating... fascinating and enraging... has a lasting slow burn' 'Fascinating and meticulously researched' 'Exhilarating... a humdinger... It's grippingly done, with a gloriously comic, cruelly enraging sequence'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781839043758
  • Publisher: Nick Hern Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Nick Hern Books
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 80
  • Series Title: NHB Modern Plays
  • Weight: 100 gr
  • ISBN-10: 183904375X
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Width: 129 mm


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