Heisenberg (play)

Heisenberg
Heisenberg
Written by	Simon Stephens
Date premiered	June 3, 2015
Place premiered	New York City Center (Stage II)
Original language	English
Subject	Love story about a chance encounter between a 42-year-old mother and a 75-year-old butcher, and the chain of events it sets in motion.
Genre	Drama

Heisenberg is a play by English playwright Simon Stephens. It opened off-Broadway on June 3, 2015, in a Manhattan Theatre Club production at New York City Center (Stage II), under the direction of Mark Brokaw.^[1] The production transferred to Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre opening on October 13, 2016. Both productions starred Mary-Louise Parker and Denis Arndt.^[2]

Heisenberg should not be confused with the play Copenhagen by Michael Frayn, about the physicist Werner Heisenberg.

Synopsis[]

Georgie Burns, a 42-year-old woman, and Alex Priest, a 75-year-old butcher, meet in a London railway station. They begin a relationship and eventually travel to New Jersey to search for Georgie's missing son.

Awards and nominations[]

2017 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nominee for Denis Arndt

References[]

^ Brantley, Ben (June 3, 2015). "Review: Heisenberg, With Mary-Louise Parker, Mines the Extraordinary in the Commonplace". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
^ Viagas, Robert (October 13, 2016). "See What the Critics Thought of Broadway's New Heisenberg". Playbill. Retrieved August 2, 2017.

External links[]

Official website
Heisenberg at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Heisenberg at the Internet Broadway Database

[1] Brantley, Ben (June 3, 2015). "Review: Heisenberg, With Mary-Louise Parker, Mines the Extraordinary in the Commonplace". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2017.

[2] Viagas, Robert (October 13, 2016). "See What the Critics Thought of Broadway's New Heisenberg". Playbill. Retrieved August 2, 2017.

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