Synopsis
An Experiment With An Air Pump
$15.99 Published by Methuen
3 Male 4 Female
The Scientific and Romantic attitudes of 1799 are contrasted and
counterpointed by their 1999 equivalents in this elegant drama of
love, mystery and betrayal
1799 -On the eve of a new century, the house buzzes with scientific experiments, furtive romance and farcical amateur dramatics
1999 - In a world of scientific chaos, cloning and genetic engineering, the cellar of the same house reveals a dark secret buried for 200 years
An Experiment with an Air Pump was joint recipient of the 1997 Margaret Ramsay Award and premiered at The Royal Exchange Theatre Company, Manchester