Insignificance
by Terry Johnson

"Richly wrought... a cultural collage that both invigorates and entertains, plays brilliant variations on its own scheme of relativity... Johnson’s sure and supple dialogue makes the clashes between these one-person universes achingly human."

— Chicago Reader

"A piece that works on just about every level: the intellectual, the emotional, the playful... one of the landmark plays of the decade."

— The Guardian

"This modern classic from 1982 memorably blends intellectual stimulation and entertainment."

— The Independent

"Transports us to the birth of celebrity culture... The play has a rare quality of timelessness about it... that stems from the way it grasps the nature of acting and the power of theatre. It is thoroughly at ease in its own artifice: we are watching an event that is both unreal and real, people who are both paper-thin impersonations and yet no more flimsy than we are ourselves... Johnson wraps theatre into science, and science into sexy, funny, achingly sad stage poetry with a lightness that borders on profound genius."

— The Telegraph