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'For his much anticipated new play, playwright John Doyle (The Pig Iron People) offers a powerful meditation on science, spirituality and human frailty.
'Paul Blackwell (When the Rain Stops Falling, Tartuffe, The Ham Funeral) returns to STC as Vere, a physicist at the peak of his career and still enthusing infectiously about his subject. Out of the blue he is given a shattering prognosis and must rapidly reconcile his professional ambitions and personal relationships with the certainty of his own mortality.
'One of the great debates of our times, God versus science, is played out with Doyle's typical charisma and cheek. The play is brimming with intellectual engagement, gallows humour and wise, witty footnotes to culture.
'Director Sarah Goodes (The Splinter) makes her Drama Theatre debut with this thoughtful and topical new Australian work.' (Publisher's blurb)
Production Details
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A Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia production.
Performed at the Dunstan Playhouse, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 12 October to 2 November 2013.
Performed at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 6 November - 7 December 2013.
Director: Sarah Goodes.
Set Designer: Pip Runciman.
Costume Designer: Renee Mulder.
Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings.
Cast including Paul Blackwell.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Power of Two
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 26 October 2014; (p. 90) -
Love Song to a Dead Stalinist
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 57 no. 12 2013; (p. 87-89)
— Review of Vere (Faith) 2013 single work drama -
Physics with a Poignant Edge
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 November 2013; (p. 18)
— Review of Vere (Faith) 2013 single work drama -
Truth, Physics and a Mind's Decay
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 November 2013; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Vere (Faith) 2013 single work drama -
When Truth and Faith Collide, Twice
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 18 October 2013; (p. 13)
— Review of Vere (Faith) 2013 single work drama
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When Truth and Faith Collide, Twice
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 18 October 2013; (p. 13)
— Review of Vere (Faith) 2013 single work drama -
Truth, Physics and a Mind's Decay
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 November 2013; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Vere (Faith) 2013 single work drama -
Physics with a Poignant Edge
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 November 2013; (p. 18)
— Review of Vere (Faith) 2013 single work drama -
Love Song to a Dead Stalinist
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 57 no. 12 2013; (p. 87-89)
— Review of Vere (Faith) 2013 single work drama -
Mind and Matter Collide
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 September 2013; (p. 6) -
Power of Two
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 26 October 2014; (p. 90)