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
Charlotte Serber
Edward Teller
Frank Oppenheimer
General Leslie Groves
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
Haakon Chevalier / Richard Feynman
Hans Bethe
J Robert Oppenheimer
Jackie Oppenheimer
Jean Tatlock
Joe Weinberg / Paul Tibbets
Kenneth Nichols
Kitty Puening Harrison
Klaus Fuchs / Richard Harrison
Little Boy
Little Boy
Little Boy
Luis Alvarez / Doctor
Peer Da Silva
Robert Wilson
Ruth Tolman

Crew

Assistant Director
Assistant Stage Manager
Casting
Casting
Children’s Casting
Choreographer
Company Stage Manager
Company Text and Voice Work
Costume Supervisor
Deputy Stage Manager
Designer
Dialect Coach
Director
Dramaturg
Lead Chaperone
Lighting Designer
Music
Music Director
Musician (Clarinet)
Musician (Double Bass)
Musician (Guitar)
Musician (Keyboards)
Musician (Percussion)
Musician (Trumpet)
Sound Designer
Transfer Production Manager
Video Designer

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Photo credits

  • Oppenheimer by Keith Pattison
  • Oppenheimer by Keith Pattison

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