Details

Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain science institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? This is 'the hard problem' which puts Hilary at odds with her colleagues who include her first mentor Spike, her boss Leo and the billionaire founder of the institute, Jerry. Is the day coming when the computer and the fMRI scanner will answer all the questions psychology can ask? Meanwhile Hilary needs a miracle, and she is prepared to pray for one.

Cast/Performers

Vera Chok, Jonathan Coy, Damien Molony, Lucy Robinson, Parth Thakerar, Olivia Vinall

Creatives/Company

Author: Tom Stoppard
Producer: National Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Design: Bob Crowley
Lighting: Mark Henderson
Sound: Paul Arditti