An Experiment with an Air Pump (2011)

Poster by Poster Designer

by Shelagh Stephenson

Directed by Catherine Ellis

Performances: Tue 17th – Sat 21st May 2011, Prompt Corner

Introduction

At times both comedic and poignantly tragic, An Experiment with an Air Pump concerns a mystery unravelled when characters in 1999 make a macabre discovery which has its origins in 1799.

Set in both eras in the same house, the play examines the ethics of science in the context of two domestic dramas. Ambition and intellectual differences drive a wedge through loving relationships across the ages, whilst posing the question: When is it right to use human life in the furtherance of scientific progress?

Cast

• Joseph Fenwick/Tom - Gerard Johnson
• Susannah Fenwick/Ellen - Annie Hayes
• Harriet Fenwick/Kate - Louisa Evans
• Maria Fenwick - Rebecca Williams
• Peter Mark Roget - Simon Holland
• Thomas Armstrong/Phil - Daniel Kelly
• Isobel Bridie - Steph Urquhart

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Photograph by Tom Hancock

Photograph by Tom Hancock

Photograph by Tom Hancock

Photograph by Tom Hancock

Photograph by Tom Hancock

All photographs are (c) 2011 Tom Hancock www.thanco.co.uk