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Life of Galileo
About
We were delighted to provide funding for Brecht’s classic play of truth, lies and science on the Belvoir stage with the redoubtable Colin Friels as the wily, pugnacious scientist. A portrait of a man who realises the entire system is based on lies – and of his backdown when the forces of money and orthodoxy threaten him.
Has Galileo betrayed science and the future? Or has he just found a more subtle way of speaking truth to power?
Why
As Eamon Flack so elegantly put it:
This is a classic for good reason – every page has a provocative thought to it, and the drama is pitched perfectly.
It’s also an invigorating guide for how to navigate the age of Trump/Brexit/Putin. At its heart is one of those roles that actors live for. Colin Friels has yearned his whole life to play this part.