Performance

Venue	Bristol Old Vic
	Also: Main House, Weston Studio, Cooper's Loft Studio
Town	Bristol
County	City of Bristol
From	5th June 2024
Opened	11th June 2024
To	6th July 2024
When	19:30. Jun 11 at 19:00. Thu Mats 14:30 (from Jun 13). Sat Mat 14:30 (from Jun 15)
Bristol Old Vic (V857)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 19 Oct 23 - T1942383780

A Child of Science

Work:: A Child of Science (S989895448)

In 1978, Patrick Steptoe, Robert Edwards, and Jean Purdy changed the world as we know it - and most people don't even know their names. Bruntwood Prize-winning writer (Brittania Waves the Rules) Gareth Farr's brilliant new play tells their pioneering story, and those of the army of women from all over the UK whose immense bravery helped them achieve the impossible - to create human life in vitro. A Child of Science charts the incredible events that led to one of the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of our time: the birth of a baby girl and the creation of IVF, a procedure which has supported the birth of over 12 million babies worldwide over the last forty years.

Author

Gareth Farr

Production:: (T1942383780)

World Premiere

Producer	Bristol Old Vic
Producer	Impossible Producing
Director	Matthew Dunster
Design	Anna Fleischle
Costume	Angelica Rush
Lighting	Sally Ferguson
Sound	Holly Khan
Music	Genevieve Dawson
Director	Alix Harris (associate director)
Performer	Tom Felton (Robert Edwards)
Performer	Jamie Glover (Patrick Steptoe)
Performer	Meg Bellamy (Jean Purdy)
Performer	Adelle Leonce (Margaret)
Performer	Sonoya Mizuno (Lillian Lincoln Howell / Sheena Steptoe)
Performer	Saikat Ahamed
Performer	Gruffudd Glyn
Performer	Bobby Hirston
Performer	Amy Loughton
Performer	Bebe Sanders
Performer	Everal A Walsh

Listing:: L27325651

Production details

World Premiere

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Special Performances

22 Jun 24 Sign Interpreted
26 Jun 24 Captioned
29 Jun 24 Audio Described

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