Oppenheimer is a 2015 play on the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer by the British writer Tom Morton-Smith.[1] It premiered with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon from 15 January to 7 March 2015,[2] transferring to the Vaudeville Theatre in London from 27 March-23 May.[3]

Robert Oppenheimer was played by John Heffernan; other cast members included Jamie Wilkes, Catherine Steadman, Ben Allen as Edward Teller, William Gaminara as General Leslie Groves, Ross Armstrong as Haakon Chevalier and Jack Holden as Robert Wilson.[1][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Billington, Michael (January 24, 2015). "Oppenheimer five-star review – father of atomic bomb becomes tragic hero at RSC". The Guardian. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Shoemaker's Holiday and Oppenheimer cast announced - Royal Shakespeare Company - Theatre". rsc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Oppenheimer". rsc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Kate Kellaway (1 February 2015). "Oppenheimer review – an ache for humanity; Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: The RSC succeed in making an epic, albeit a remote one, out of this tale of the boffin behind the atomic bomb". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ Rosie Bannister (1 April 2015). "Oppenheimer (Vaudeville Theatre)". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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