Nearer the Gods
| Nearer the Gods | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Date premiered | October 2018 |
| Place premiered | Brisbane, Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | comedy |
Nearer the Gods is a 2018 Australian comedy play by David Williamson about Isaac Newton.[1]
In October 2018 the play opened the newly refurbished Bille Brown Theatre for the Queensland Theatre Company.[2]
Williamson said he was inspired to write the play after reading about Newton's relationship with Edmund Halley, wife Mary and Robert Hooke. The playwright said the play "is about brilliance and bastardry. The toxic disconnect between our highest and basest potentials. The better angels of our nature always in danger of being ripped down by the crocodile lurking in our brainstem."[3]
Plot
Sir Isaac Newton battles with the Royal Society to prove his universal theory of gravity.
References
- ^ "Nearer the Gods". Queensland Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Biography". David Williamson.
- ^ ""The Update - September 25, 2018"". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
External links
- Nearer the Gods at Ausstage
- Review of play at Limelight
- Review of play at Daily Review
- Review ofplay at Faces of Brisbane
- Review of play at The Courier-Mail
- Review of play at the Blurb