A Disappearing Number

E926484

A Disappearing Number is a play by the theatre company Complicité that intertwines mathematics, memory, and human relationships, inspired in part by the collaboration between mathematicians G.H. Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
A Disappearing Number canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf stage production
theatrical play
awardReceived Evening Standard Award for Best Play
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
coDirector Simon McBurney
companyStyle physical theatre
visual theatre
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Complicité
director Simon McBurney
exploresRelationshipBetween India and Britain
art and science
past and present
featuresCharacter G. H. Hardy
Srinivasa Ramanujan
firstPerformanceDate 2007
firstPerformanceLocation London
linked to: London, England
firstPerformedAt Barbican Centre
genre drama
experimental theatre
hasForm devised theatre
hasTheme cross-cultural relationships
grief
history of mathematics
infinity
time
inspiredBy G. H. Hardy
Srinivasa Ramanujan
language English
narrativeStructure interwoven timelines
producer Complicité
setPartlyIn Cambridge
India
subject human relationships
mathematics
memory
theatreCompany Complicité
timePeriodDepicted early 20th century
early 21st century
touredIn Europe
India
United Kingdom
United States
usesDevice live music
mathematical notation on stage
multimedia projection

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Simon McBurney notableWork A Disappearing Number
Complicité notableWork A Disappearing Number