Proof
From: Thursday, 14th March 2013
To: Saturday, 27 April 2013
Our Review: 
Your Reviews:
Search for tickets
Use the link below to search for Proof tickets on your desired date.
We're sorry, it seems that we do not currently sell tickets for this show. Please go directly to the box office.
| Tweet |
|
Synopsis
Catherine, played byMariah Gale who has cared for her father Robert, a renowned mathematician played by Matthew Marsh, through his mental illness for the past five years. His ex-student, Hal (played by Jamie Parker), discovers a ground-breaking proof in Robert's office but the question is posed: who is the real author of this brilliant work? Catherine struggles to solve this as well the most perplexing problem of all: how much of her father's madness - or genius - has she inherited? This Pulitzer-prize winning play by David Auburn originally starred Gwyneth Paltrow back in 2002 when it debuted and now Polly Findlay takes on the performance at the Chocolate Factory.
Our Review:
Theo Bosanquet - 21 March 2013
Mariah Gale & Matthew Marsh in Proof (photo: Nobby Clark)
This Pulitzer-winning play from David Auburn, first seen in London in 2002 in a production at the Donmar starring Gwyneth Paltrow (who went on to star in the 2005 film version), is not quite as clever as it could be.
Faithfully revived at the Chocolate Factory in an unfussy production by Polly Findlay, it now seems rather behind the times when held up next to the likes of Complicite's A Disappearing Number or, more recently, the National's Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
But to compare it to these productions on the grounds it centres around a maths problem is perhaps unfair, because of course like all plays about maths problems it's not really about maths at all. It's about the relat...
Latest User Review
David Baxter - 1 April 2013:
On paper Proof threatened to be a very dry discussion of obscure mathematical theory but actually it's a terrific play concerned with relationships and trust. Mariah Gale gives a superb performace as Catherine, a 25 year old maths prodigy who is scared that she has inherited her father's mental instability as well as his academic genius. David Auburn's play is very well directed by Polly Findlay giving it a production that feels like a Steppenwolf show and there is no higher praise than that. The only downside is the suspicion that the Chocolate Factory is getting a bit big for its boots - premium seating and extortionately priced programmes are not appropriate for what is still a fringe venue....
Cast
Emma Cunniffe (Claire)
Mariah Gale (Catherine)
Matthew Marsh (Robert)
Jamie Parker (Hal)
Creative
David Auburn (Author)
Menier Chocolate Factory (Producer)
Polly Findlay (Director)
Helen Goddard (Design)
Paul Anderson (Lighting)
Gregory Clarke (Sound)
Information
|
