The Physicists

Donmar Warehouse, Earlham Street, London
The Physicists, playing at the Donmar Warehouse
Another nurse murdered in the world’s most illustrious sanatorium. And who’s to blame this time: Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein or the brilliant Johann Wilhelm Möbius?
 
But what are these great minds doing here, together at the same time? Who are these men? And what have they got to hide?
 
The Physicists was written in the shadow of the atom bomb and at a time of unprecedented scientific advance.

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s hilariously satirical masterpiece, in this exhilarating new version by Jack Thorne, considers if insanity is the only refuge for the dangerously intelligent.

Cast & CreativesEXPAND

author: Friedrich Dürrenmatt

adapted by: Jack Thorne

director: Josie Rourke

music by: Michael Bruce

designer: Rob Jones

lighting designer: Hugh Vanstone

sound: Emma Laxton

Performance CalendarHIDE

Ticket Prices:
£10-£32.50

About the show
  • Age Suitability: General
  • Genre: Play
  • Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
  • Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, mats Thu & Sat 14:30
  • previews from: 31.05.2012
  • opening night:
  • Box Office:
    0844 871 7624
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Venue InformationHIDE

Donmar Warehouse
Earlham Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9LX

  • Nearest tube: Covent Garden (275m)
  • Nearest bus: 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176
  • Parking: Westminter City Council car park at Cambridge Circus. NCP at Drury Lane and Upper St Martin's Lane. Meters in Earlham Street and Mercer Street. 1 Disabled parking bay outside theatre.
  • Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND

  • How to book: Tel: 0871 297 5477
  • Discounts: Discounts available for disabled theatregoers and their companions.
  • Limited mobility: Aisle seats have the most legroom, except row A in the Stalls. C9 and C30 in the Stalls have unlimited legroom.
  • Access description: A portable ramp can be placed over the 15cm step into entrance on Earlham Street. Box office counter is straight ahead from the Earlham Street entrance. Lift up to all floors of the auditorium, to the right of the box office counter. All staircases have handrails on both sides and steps are highlighted. Stalls up 26 steps from the foyer and have one step between rows. Circle up 48 steps from the foyer, with one step between rows. The Stalls is level, the Circle is raked.
  • Hearing impaired: Infra-red system with 8 headsets. Headsets can be collected from the Box Office. Returnable deposit of credit card or driving licence required. Portable induction loop at the Box Office.
  • Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed in the auditorium, alternatively staff are happy to dog-sit. The theatre can accommodate 4 guide dogs per performance.
  • Wheelchairs: Slight slope up from the lift to the back of the Stalls. 1 space for a wheelchair user in the Stalls. Up to 4 wheelchair transfer seats available. Wheelchair/Scooters are stored beside the Box Office.
  • Toilets: Women’s and men’s off the Circle bar, off the foyer and 4 steps up from the Stalls.
  • Disabled toilets: Adapted toilet off Circle bar.
  • Bars: 2 licensed bars. No steps to both the Stalls and the Circle bars. Both have fixed seating and limited space. Drinks may be taken into the auditorium in plastic cups, or brought to customers.

Access Performance InfoEXPAND

This production has accessible performances on the following dates:

    • 07 Jul 2012
    • Audio Described Performance:
    • By Vocaleyes on Sat 7 Jul at 14:30 (touch tour 13:30) tickets £15 T: 020 7845 5822  E: access@donmarwarehouse.com

    • 09 Jul 2012
    • Captioned Performance:
    • By Stagetext on Mon 9th Jul at 19:30 tickets £15 T: 020 7845 5822  E: access@donmarwarehouse.com