Marie Curie

Details

Marie Curie. Physicist. Pioneer. Parent. Marie Curie. is certain that she can make a name for herself and change the course of science in the progress as she arrives from her native Poland to study at Sorbonne University in Paris. When she discovers Radium, a new chemical element, she's lauded with the Nobel Prize but is faced with an overwhelming moral dilemma. Whilst Marie is discovering the lifesaving potential of Radium to cure cancer, factory workers handing Radium are succumbing to the insidious grip of radium poisoning. In a breathtaking display of courage and resilience, she shatters the glass ceilings of her time, defying the odds as a fearless female immigrant.

Cast/Performers

Alisa Davidson (Marie Curie), Chrissie Bhima (Anne Kowalska), Thomas Josling (Pierre Curie), Richard Meek (Ruben Dupont), Christopher Killik), Dean Makowski-Clayton, Rio Maye, Yujin Park, Isabel Snaas, Maya Kristal Tenenbaum, Lucy Young

Creatives/Company

Book by: Seeun Choun
Music: Jongyoon Choi
Lyrics: Seeun Choun
Presented by(s): Byungwon Kang, LIVE corp
Director(s): Sarah Meadows, Jane Deitch (casting)
Adapted by(s): Tom Ramsay (book), Emma Fraser (lyrics)
Translation: Ahreumbi Rew
Musical Director: Emma Fraser
Choreographer: Joanna Goodwin
Sound: Andrew Johnson
Other(s): James Anderton (production manager), Aria Entertainment (general management)