Darwin in Malibu (Methuen Fast Track Playscripts): Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company Presents the World Premiere of (Modern Plays) - Softcover

Whittell, Crispin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413773647 ISBN 13: 9780413773647

Publisher: A&C Black 3PL, 2003

Synopsis

A brand new comedy about science and ethics by "a new young dramatist of exceptional wit and promise for the future" - Daily Telegraph "No, really, who needs evolution when you have plastic surgery?" Malibu, California. The present. Charles Darwin has wound up in a beach house overlooking the Pacific with a girl young enough to be his daughter. One hundred and forty-five years have passed since the publication of The Origin of Species, and over a hundred and twenty years since Darwin's own death. But his peace is rudely disturbed when his old friend Thomas Huxley washes up on the beach, closely followed by the Bishop of Oxford. Darwin suddenly finds himself entangled in a sparkling comedy of life and death, love and loss, and the sex lives of hermaphroditic barnacles.Darwin in Malibu premiered at Birmingham Repertory Theatre where it was nominated for the TMA Award for Best New Play. "Fiercely intelligent...an exceptionally spry play, with big ideas and a big heart. You should see it - not just because it's there, but because we are here. Along with the barnacles and stars." Guardian

About this title

Synopsis:

With the debate about evolution behind him, Darwin now finds guidance from tabloid horoscopes and trashy novels in a beach house in Mailibu. But when his friend Thomas Huxley washes up on the beach with the Bishop of Oxford, he finds himself entangled in a life and death comedy.

About the Author:

Crispin Whittell is a highly promising, original and witty dramatist. This is his third play.

About this edition

• Publisher: A&C Black 3PL
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0413773647
• ISBN 13: 9780413773647
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 94