Maths On Stage

In the Fermat Corner you can find out more about Fermat's Last Tango, an off-broadway musical. In addition to this, there are numerous other mathematically inclined plays. Below are just a few..

Hypatia or The Divine Algebra
By Mac Wellman
This fantasy piece is based on the tragic tale of the 5th century mathematician Hypatia. An outstanding scholar, a pagan and a female to boot, Hypatia met her untimely end by being tortured to death by Christian monks. This play considers the life that may have been, from the 8th Century through to the 21st Century, on a fantasy journey through time. 
Reviews: Curtainup.com

Moving Bodies
By Arthur Giron

The story of Richard Feynman, a brilliant physicist and 1965 Nobel Prize winner. The plays recounts Feynman's childhood days in New York to his time alongside Einstein at Princeton and his later successes in physics, including his involvement in the inquest of the Challenger Space Shuttle tragedy.

Reviews: Theatermania.com ,Talkin’ Broadway

Proof
By David Auburn
A fictional tale directed by David Sullivan, this story focuses on a young woman, dealing with the death of her mathematical genius father. Gwyneth Paltrow starred in the UK run of this play, continuing the run of accolades on both sides of the Atlantic. You can find out more about the play here.

Reviews: Talkin' Broadway , London Theatre Guide

The Five Hysterical Girls Theorem
By David Herskovits

Set at a 1911 meeting of number theorists, the title refers to the name given by one of the characters to a kind of prime number. This fictional play is a lighthearted look at romance, deception, death....and mathematics!

Reviews: Curtainup.com, New York Theatre Group