Heisenberg is a play by English playwright Simon Stephens. It opened off-Broadway on June 3, 2015, in a Manhattan Theatre Club production at New York City Center (Stage II), under the direction of Mark Brokaw.[1] The production transferred to Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre opening on October 13, 2016. Both productions starred Mary-Louise Parker and Denis Arndt.[2]
| Heisenberg | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Simon Stephens |
| Date premiered | June 3, 2015 |
| Place premiered | New York City Center (Stage II) |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Love story about a chance encounter between a 42-year-old mother and a 75-year-old butcher, and the chain of events it sets in motion. |
| Genre | Drama |
The play opened at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End on October 3, 2017. The production starred Anne-Marie Duff and Kenneth Cranham.
Heisenberg should not be confused with the play Copenhagen by Michael Frayn, about the physicist Werner Heisenberg.
Synopsis
editGeorgie Burns, a 42-year-old woman, and Alex Priest, a 75-year-old butcher, meet in a London railway station. They begin a relationship and eventually travel to New Jersey to search for Georgie's missing son.
Awards and nominations
edit- 2017 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nominee for Denis Arndt
References
edit- ^ Brantley, Ben (3 June 2015). "Review: Heisenberg, With Mary-Louise Parker, Mines the Extraordinary in the Commonplace". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (13 October 2016). "See What the Critics Thought of Broadway's New Heisenberg". Playbill. Retrieved 2 August 2017.