Salford
Albert's Boy
Duration: 1 hour 30 mins incl. interval
Age Recommendation: 14+
Additional Information:
The play deals with mature and serious themes, including Albert Einstein's guilt and regret over the Manhattan Project, the morality of the atomic bomb, war, and the trauma of a character returning from a Chinese POW camp.
A funny and achingly moving play shining light on one of history's most enduring figures...
Albert Einstein is not feeling too good. His house is empty, his cat is missing, he can't remember where he put his violin and he is slowly driving himself insane as he struggles to solve the unanswerable question: Did I do the right thing?
When a family friend, newly released from a Chinese POW camp, comes to visit, a warm reunion soon becomes an explosive collision of opposing beliefs on the subjects of evil, the winning of wars, and the construction of the world's first weapon of mass destruction, the atomic bomb.
Albert's Boy is the second play written by James Graham who has become one of the nation's most celebrated playwrights and screenwriters (This House; Ink; Dear England; The Crown; Quiz; Sherwood) and in 2026 his play Punch won the Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Starring actor, writer, presenter, comedian and two-time Olivier Award winner Griff Rhys Jones as Albert Einstein alongside stage and screen favourite Joe Absolom (EastEnders, Doc Martin) as Peter and directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Terry Johnson.
"James Graham is unquestionably one of our most significant playwrights, with an eclectic and electrifying body of work to his name”- The Stage
Duration: 1 hour 30 mins incl. interval
Age Recommendation: 14+
Additional Information:
The play deals with mature and serious themes, including Albert Einstein's guilt and regret over the Manhattan Project, the morality of the atomic bomb, war, and the trauma of a character returning from a Chinese POW camp.
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