Oppenheimer
1939: fascism spreads across Europe, Franco marches on Barcelona and two German chemists discover the processes of atomic fission. In Berkeley, California, theoretical physicists recognise the horrendous potential of this new science: a weapon that draws its power from the very building blocks of the universe. The ambitious and charismatic J Robert Oppenheimer finds himself uniquely placed to spearhead the largest scientific undertaking in all of human history.
Struggling to cast off his radical past and thrust into a position of power and authority, Oppenheimer races to win the ‘battle of the laboratories’ and create a weapon so devastating that, with the detonation of a single device, it would bring about an end not just to the Second World War but to all war.
As the political situation darkens, Tom Morton-Smith’s new play takes us into the heart of the Manhattan Project and explores the tension between the scientific advances that will shape our understanding of the fabric of the universe, and the justification of their use during wartime, revealing the personal cost of making history.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Bob Serber / Einstein | Jamie Wilkes |
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Charlotte Serber | Sandy Foster |
Edward Teller | Ben Allen |
Frank Oppenheimer | Michael Grady-Hall |
General Leslie Groves | William Gaminara |
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz | Oliver Johnstone |
Haakon Chevalier / Richard Feynman | Ross Armstrong |
Hans Bethe | Tom McCall |
J Robert Oppenheimer | John Heffernan |
Jackie Oppenheimer | Hedydd Dylan |
Jean Tatlock | Catherine Steadman |
Joe Weinberg / Paul Tibbets | Daniel Boyd |
Kenneth Nichols | Vincent Carmichael |
Kitty Puening Harrison | Thomasin Rand |
Klaus Fuchs / Richard Harrison | Bradley Hall |
Little Boy | Fisher Costello-Rose |
Little Boy | Barney Fitzpatrick |
Little Boy | Finley Jury |
Luis Alvarez / Doctor | Toby Webster |
Peer Da Silva | Andrew Langtree |
Robert Wilson | Jack Holden |
Ruth Tolman | Laura Cubitt |
Crew | |
Assistant Director | Alexander Lass |
Assistant Stage Manager | Damien Stanton |
Casting | Hannah Miller CDG |
Casting | Annelie Powell |
Children’s Casting | Barbara Roberts CDG |
Choreographer | Scott Ambler |
Company Stage Manager | Michael Dennis |
Company Text and Voice Work | Michael Elliott |
Costume Supervisor | Sian Harris |
Deputy Stage Manager | Richard Lodge |
Designer | Robert Innes Hopkins |
Dialect Coach | Michaela Kennen |
Director | Angus Jackson |
Dramaturg | Pippa Hill |
Lead Chaperone | Sabrina Harris |
Lighting Designer | Paul Anderson |
Music | Grant Olding |
Music Director | Jonathan Williams |
Musician (Clarinet) | Mark Lacey |
Musician (Double Bass) | Kate Saxby |
Musician (Guitar) | Andy Robinson |
Musician (Keyboards) | Jonathan Williams |
Musician (Percussion) | Mark Taylor |
Musician (Trumpet) | Chris Seddon |
Sound Designer | Christopher Shutt |
Transfer Production Manager | David Tanqueray |
Video Designer | Karl Dixon |
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- Oppenheimer by Keith Pattison
- Oppenheimer by Keith Pattison
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