Oppenheimer , Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: Tom Morton-Smith's engaging account of the life and legacy of the 'father of the atomic bomb', J Robert Oppenheimer, walks a fine line. Morton-Smith's challenge as a writer is to give this biographical portrait dramatic muscle and momentum while also sketching in the complex scientific, social and political backdrop to the Manhattan Project. Read the full review