Genre: One-man tour de force historical enactment of Galileo's imprisonment and denunciation for his theory that the planets revolve around the sun.
by Nic Young, and acted by Tim Hardy, RSC actor, director, and faculty member of RADA, perhaps best known for his part in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, ( I think he was the Doctor) though a much broader CV than that.
This was so achingly clever that it made my head hurt with all the science and philosophical theory and argument, but I should stress that was at the end of a long day and I thought he was magnificent.
It was lapped up by the audience who obviously had a great knowledge of the subject.
This piece has gone down well in Unviersity's all over USA, and although incredibly different, could be a companion piece to Are there more of You? which is performed by his wife ( reviewed two days ago) Together they are 2 hours 25 minutes.
The set and his robes are very evocative, but easily transportable; perfect for rural touring.
Amazing! Would definitely book and would appeal to a more intellectual audience, I think.
It's not a "fun night out" in the tradiiton of RTA; much more challenging than that!
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