Darwin In Malibu
by Crispin Whittell

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90 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsBritishComedy

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THE STORY: Malibu, California.

The present.

One hundred and twenty years after his death, Charles Darwin is hanging out in a beach house overlooking the Pacific with a girl young enough to be his daughter.

His peace is rudely disturbed when his old

Press Reviews

"A delightful hit…a play that is at once funny, thought-provoking and unexpectedly touching.” —The Telegraph (UK). “A hoot and a half…Wonderfully entertaining.” —Financial Times (London). ”Fiercely intelligent…an exceptionally spry play with big ideas and a big heart. You should see it—not just because it's there, but because we are here.“ —The Guardian (UK). ”Extraordinary…the talk is blazingly alive in a play that is at once comic and penetratingly provocative.“ —Birmingham Evening Mail (UK). ”Surges with ocean waves of energy…whipped to a froth and shot through with flavor.“ —Los Angeles Times. ”…a thoroughly witty and erudite play…This is good theatre: full of ideas, brimming with clever lines, and stimulating reflection."

— Backstage

Publication

PublisherMethuen
Year2007
BindingPaperback
Pages72
PlaceNew york
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822221968
ISBN-100822221969
LCCN2008540417
LCCMLCS 2008/41623 (P)

Darwin In Malibu is a British comedy play written by Crispin Whittell and published by Methuen in New york (2007).

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