Darwin in Malibu
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Darwin in Malibu is a play by British playwright and director, Crispin Whittell
.
Darwin in Malibu imagines a meeting between Charles Darwin
(‘the Devil’s Chaplain’), Thomas Huxley
(‘the Devil’s Disciple’) and the Bishop of Oxford
, Samuel Wilberforce
on the deck of a beach house overlooking the Pacific over a hundred years after their deaths.
It premiered at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
in 2003 in a production directed by John Dove. It was nominated for Best New Play at the TMA Awards
.
It was subsequently produced at Hampstead Theatre
in London, starring Oliver Ford Davies
(as Darwin), Douglas Henshall
(as Huxley), and Nigel Planer
(as Wilberforce).
It premiered in the United States at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY, starring Hal Linden
(as Darwin), Richard Easton
(as Wilberforce), Neal Huff
(as Huxley), and Anna Chlumsky
(as Sarah). The production was directed by Daniel Gerroll
.
in the United States.
Crispin Whittell
Crispin Whittell is a British director and playwright.He spent much of his early life in Africa. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, and studied English at Cambridge University.-Career:...
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Darwin in Malibu imagines a meeting between Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
(‘the Devil’s Chaplain’), Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution....
(‘the Devil’s Disciple’) and the Bishop of Oxford
Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford...
, Samuel Wilberforce
Samuel Wilberforce
Samuel Wilberforce was an English bishop in the Church of England, third son of William Wilberforce. Known as "Soapy Sam", Wilberforce was one of the greatest public speakers of his time and place...
on the deck of a beach house overlooking the Pacific over a hundred years after their deaths.
It premiered at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England...
in 2003 in a production directed by John Dove. It was nominated for Best New Play at the TMA Awards
TMA Awards
The TMA Awards, established in 1991, are presented annually by the Theatrical Management Association in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in United Kingdom theatres...
.
It was subsequently produced at Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in the vicinity of Swiss Cottage and Belsize Park, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. In 2009 it celebrates its 50 year anniversary.The original theatre was...
in London, starring Oliver Ford Davies
Oliver Ford Davies
-Biography:From the King's School, Canterbury, he won a scholarship to Merton College, Oxford, where he read History and became President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society . He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award in 1990 for Best Actor in a New Play for Racing Demon...
(as Darwin), Douglas Henshall
Douglas Henshall
Douglas James Henshall is a Scottish actor probably best known for his role as Professor Nick Cutter in the British science fiction series Primeval.-Early life:...
(as Huxley), and Nigel Planer
Nigel Planer
Nigel George Planer is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright.Planer is perhaps best known for his role as Neil Pye in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked and Hairspray...
(as Wilberforce).
It premiered in the United States at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY, starring Hal Linden
Hal Linden
Hal Linden is an American stage and television actor and television director, best known for his role in the television comedy series Barney Miller and as presenter on the ABC educational series Animals, Animals, Animals....
(as Darwin), Richard Easton
Richard Easton
Richard Easton is a Canadian actor. He is best known in for his portrayal of Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial The Brothers.-Biography:...
(as Wilberforce), Neal Huff
Neal Huff
Neal Huff is an American actor. He received his MFA from the Graduate Acting Program at New York University. He has appeared on Broadway in revivals of The Tempest and The Lion in Winter and the Tony Award-winning Take Me Out...
(as Huxley), and Anna Chlumsky
Anna Chlumsky
Anna Chlumsky is an American actress best known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the 1991 movie My Girl and the 1994 sequel My Girl 2. Her father, Frank Chlumsky, is an instructor in the culinary program at Kendall College in Chicago...
(as Sarah). The production was directed by Daniel Gerroll
Daniel Gerroll
Daniel Gerroll is a British theatre, television, and film actor.Born in London, Gerroll has appeared on television in both the United Kingdom and the United States, although his greater contribution has been to the stage in both countries...
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Publication
It is published by Methuen in the United Kingdom, and by Dramatists Play ServiceDramatists Play Service
Established in 1936 by members of the Dramatists Guild and the Society for Authors' Representatives, Dramatists Play Service, Inc. is a theatrical publishing and licensing house...
in the United States.