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About The Play |
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"Galois de Gaulle" premiered in October 2006 under the title of "The life of Evariste Galois". The play was written with the intention of telling people Galois' tragic story, in the hope that he would be awarded some of the respect he was never given. Galois imposed many of the difficulties he suffered on himself; his immaturity and overconfidence blighting him in the situations his life led him too. Hence, the play explores the difference between the intelligence and wisdom. |
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11b Bristo Place, Edinburgh. |
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Given that the play is set just after the French Revolution, the historical context is pivotal. The scene is set through "player's scenes": The "Evariste Galois players" perform abridged histories using (amongst other things) pillows, wellies and baguettes. The defining events of Galois' short life are then grippingly portrayed with a sense of great intimacy. |
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Mon. 13th - Sat. 25th August (not Sun. 19th) |
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I3.30 P.M. (55 mins), £5/£4 |
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BOX OFFICE: (0131) 225 9873 |
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There are many theories surrounding surrounding how Galois attained the single gunshot wound which killed him - most of them romanticised and involving a duel over the love of a girl, but these are massively debunked by almost all serious Galois historians. This play depicts a theory now widely accepted, yet even more tragic theory than the romatic version. |
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SELL OUT 2006 |
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The story of Galois did not need any embellishment in being adapted to the stage: His is a classic story of unrecognised genius, but with all the problems of being a young man in the French revolution thrown in. |
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...Passionate new writing depicting the tragic life of mathematician and dissident Evariste Galois (1811-1832)... |
...if judged on the novelty and profundity of ideas it contains, [Galois' work] is perhaps the most substantial piece of writing in the whole literature of mankind... |
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-Herman Weyl, eminent mathematician.
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A well-thought out, passionate, honest play about a man who you will want to know about. |
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An Edinburgh University Theatre Company production -winners of 7 awards at NSDF '07 |
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Sandy Easton '07 |
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