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Considered by many to be one of Brecht's masterpieces, Galileo explores the question of a scientist's social and ethical responsibility, as the brilliant Galileo must choose between his life and his life's work when he is confronted with the demands of the Inquisition. Through his characterisation of the famous physicist, Brecht examines the issues of scientific morality and the difficult relationship between the intellectual and authority. Brecht's Galileo is not a hero - he is a man who loves life so much he is compelled to investigate its wholesome nature. Though he saves his own skin from the rigours of the Inquisition, he also saves his work for posterity, not to be of benefit to him in his own lifetime, but on behalf of humankind.

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Author: Bertolt Brecht
Company: Playback Theatre
Director: Jon Lee