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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.

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Author: Gareth Farr

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Archive listings for A Child of Science (2024)

Work type: Play.

T1942383780

World PremiereProducer 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.

5 Jun 24 to 6 Jul 24

Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857
listing details L27325651

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